''My Sister and I'' (german: Meine Schwester und ich) is a 1954 West German
musical film
Musical film is a film genre in which songs by the characters are interwoven into the narrative, sometimes accompanied by dancing. The songs usually advance the plot or develop the film's characters, but in some cases, they serve merely as breaks ...
directed by
Paul Martin and starring
Sonja Ziemann,
Adrian Hoven and
Herta Staal.
[Bock & Bergfelder p. 216] It is based on the 1930
stage work of the same name.
It was filmed at the
Spandau Studios in
Berlin and
on location in
Bavaria and at
Weikersheim Castle. The film's sets were designed by
Gabriel Pellon
Gabriel Pellon (1900–1975) was a German painter and art director.Shandley p.212 Pellon was born in Metz, which was then part of the German Empire having been annexed from France at the end of the Franco-Prussian War. When Metz was later annexed ...
.
Cast
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Sonja Ziemann as Christine
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Adrian Hoven as Rudi Becker
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Herta Staal as Irma
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Paul Hörbiger as Christines Vater
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Werner Fuetterer as Graf Kollinoff
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Licci Bala as Baronin
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Rudolf Platte as Herr Huber
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Hans Stiebner as Finanzminister
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Franz-Otto Krüger as Justizminister
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Stanislav Ledinek
Stanislav Ledinek (26 June 1920 – 30 March 1969) was a German film actor. He appeared in more than 90 films between 1953 and 1968. He died in Istanbul, Turkey.
Selected filmography
* '' Such a Charade'' (1953)
* ''Red Roses, Red Lips, Re ...
as Kriegsminister
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William Trenk
Willy Trenk-Trebitsch (March 11, 1902 – September 21, 1983) was an Austrian actor.
He was born in Vienna. He was especially famous for his performances as Mack the Knife in ''The Threepenny Opera''; he also had a film career. He died in Berli ...
as König
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Walter Werner as Gustav
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Ruth Piepho
References
Bibliography
* Bock, Hans-Michael & Bergfelder, Tim. ''The Concise Cinegraph: Encyclopaedia of German Cinema''. Berghahn Books, 2009.
External links
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1954 films
1954 musical films
German musical films
West German films
1950s German-language films
Films directed by Paul Martin
Films based on works by Louis Verneuil
German films based on plays
Films based on adaptations
Films based on operettas
Operetta films
Remakes of German films
Gloria Film films
Films scored by Ralph Benatzky
Films shot at Spandau Studios
1950s German films
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