''The Girl from Barnhelm'' (german: Das Fräulein von Barnhelm) is a 1940 German
historical
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comedy film
A comedy film is a category of film which emphasizes humor. These films are designed to make the audience laugh through amusement. Films in this style traditionally have a happy ending (black comedy being an exception). Comedy is one of the ol ...
directed by
Hans Schweikart
Hans Schweikart (1 October 1895 – 1 December 1975) was a German film director, actor and screenwriter. He directed 28 films between 1938 and 1968. He wrote for the film ''The Marriage of Mr. Mississippi'', which was entered into the 11th ...
and starring
Käthe Gold
Käthe Gold (11 February 1907 – 11 October 1997) was an Austrian actress.
Born in Vienna, she trained in that city as an actress and then went to Bern, Breslau (now Wrocław) and Munich. In 1932 she went to Berlin, where she remained until 1 ...
,
Ewald Balser
Ewald Balser (5 October 1898 – 17 April 1978) was a German film actor. He appeared in more than 50 films between 1935 and 1975. He was born in Elberfeld, Germany and died in Vienna, Austria.
Partial filmography
* ''Jana, the Girl from the ...
and
Fita Benkhoff
Fita Benkhoff (1 November 1901 – 26 October 1967) was a German actress.
Life
Benkhoff was born in 1901. In the 1920s the actress Louise Dumont separated from her husband. Dumont was attached to a number of young actresses including Benkho ...
. It is an adaptation of the 1767 play ''
Minna von Barnhelm
''Minna von Barnhelm or the Soldiers' Happiness'' (german: Minna von Barnhelm oder das Soldatenglück, ) is a ''lustspiel'' or comedy by the German author Gotthold Ephraim Lessing. It has five acts, was begun in 1763 and completed in 1767 – ...
'' by
Gotthold Ephraim Lessing
Gotthold Ephraim Lessing (, ; 22 January 1729 – 15 February 1781) was a philosopher, dramatist, publicist and art critic, and a representative of the Enlightenment era. His plays and theoretical writings substantially influenced the developmen ...
.
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1940 films
Films of Nazi Germany
German historical comedy films
1940s historical comedy films
German films based on plays
Films set in the 1760s
Films set in Prussia
1940s German-language films
Films directed by Hans Schweikart
German black-and-white films
Bavaria Film films
1940 comedy films
1940s German films
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