''The Muzzle'' (german: Der Maulkorb) is a 1958 West German

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

Wolfgang Staudte Wolfgang Staudte (9 October 1906 – 19 January 1984), born Georg Friedrich Staudte, was a German film director, script writer and actor. He was born in Saarbrücken. After 1945, Staudte also looked at German guilt in the cinema. Alongside He ...

and starring

O.E. Hasse Otto Eduard Hasse (11 July 1903 – 12 September 1978) was a German film actor and director. Biography Hasse was born to Wilhelm Gustav Eduard Hasse, a blacksmith, and Valeria Hasse in the village of Obersitzko, Province of Posen, Germa ...

Hertha Feiler Hertha Feiler (3 August 1916, Vienna – 1 November 1970, Munich) was an Austrian actress. She was married to the comedian Heinz Rühmann with whom she starred in several films. She was of Jewish descent. Filmography * '' Darling of the Sailors ...

and

Hansjörg Felmy Hansjörg Felmy (born Hans-Jörg Hellmuth Felmy; 31 January 1931 – 24 August 2007) was a German actor. He appeared in 50 films and television shows between 1957 and 1995. Films like ''Der Stern von Afrika'' and ''Wir Wunderkinder'' made hi ...

. It is a remake of the 1938 film of the same title.Williams p.150 The film's sets were designed by the

art director Art director is the title for a variety of similar job functions in theater, advertising, marketing, publishing, fashion, film industry, film and television, the Internet, and video games. It is the charge of a sole art director to supervise and ...

Johannes Ott Johannes Ott (1919–1995) was a German art director known for his work in the country's film industry. In the early stages of his career he collaborated frequently with the veteran set designer Erich Kettelhut.Kalat p.129 Selected filmography * ...

and

Rolf Zehetbauer Rolf Zehetbauer (13 February 1929 – 23 January 2022) was a German production designer, art director and set decorator. Zehetbauer won an Academy Award in the category Best Art Direction for the film ''Cabaret''. He died on 23 January 2022, a ...

. It was shot at the

Wandsbek Studios The Wandsbek Studios are film production and television studios located in Wandsbek, a district of the German city of Hamburg. The complex was established in 1948 when Real Film, set up the previous year, acquired a site in Wandsbek for construct ...

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Plot

Cast

as Prosecutor Herbert von Treskow *

as Elisabeth von Treskow *

as Maler Georg Rabanus *

Corny Collins Corny Collins (born 1933) is a former German stage, film and television actress.Bergfelder p.259 She was married to the actor Christian Wolff. Selected filmography * ''Voyage to Italy, Complete with Love'' (1958) * ''Father, Mother and Nine Ch ...

as Trude von Treskow *

Robert Meyn Robert Meyn (16 January 1896 – 2 March 1972) was a German stage, film and television actor.Fehrenbach p.103 Partial filmography * '' The Sinner'' (1951) - Von Hernsdorf - Marinas Stiefvater / Marina's Stepfather * ''Kommen Sie am Ersten'' (19 ...

as Senior Prosecutor *

Edith Hancke Edith Hancke (; 14 October 1928 – 4 June 2015) was a German stage, film and television actress. Life and career Edith Hancke, daughter of a bank clerk, grew up in Berlin-Charlottenburg. She received an education at the Lettehaus and, at the ...

as Billa *

Rudolf Platte Rudolf Antonius Heinrich Platte (12 February 1904 – 18 December 1984) was a German actor. Biography Born in Hörde, Westphalia (today part of Dortmund) the son of a merchant, his family moved to Hildesheim three years later. Rudolf left scho ...

as Kriminalkommissar Mühsam *

Ralf Wolter Ralf Wolter (26 November 1926 – 14 October 2022) was a German stage and screen actor. Wolter appeared in nearly 220 films and television series in his over 60 years as a character actor. Life and career Wolter began his long career on the B ...

as Thürnagel *

Lotte Rausch Lotte Rausch (24 May 1913 – 11 March 1995) was a German stage and film actress.Youngkin p.324-25 Selected filmography * '' If We All Were Angels'' (1936) * ''The Broken Jug'' (1937) * '' Triad'' (1938) * ''Women for Golden Hill'' (1938) * ' ...

as Frau Tigges *

Ernst Waldow Ernst Waldow (22 August 1893 – 5 June 1964) was a German film actor. He appeared in more than 160 films during his career. Selected filmography * ''Rübezahl's Wedding'' (1916) * '' Sin of a Beautiful Woman'' (1929) *''The Green Domino'' (1935 ...

as Gerichtsvorsitzender *

Erni Mangold Erni Mangold (sometimes ''Ernie'' or ''Erna;'' born as Erna Goldmann on 25 January 1927) is an Austrian actress and stage director. Since 1948, she had appeared in more than 75 films and TV productions. Life Goldmann was born into a family of ar ...

as Gutsituierte Dame *

Franz-Otto Krüger Franz-Otto Krüger (1 April 1917 – 17 March 1988) was a German film and television actor. Krüger already started his acting at Berlin theatres in 1934, but his career was interrupted by his service in the Second World War. He appeared in over ...

as Schibulski * Hans Richter as Maler Ali *

Wolfgang Neuss Wolfgang Neuss (3 December 1923 – 5 May 1989) was a German actor and Kabarett artist. Beginning in the mid-1960s, he also became famous for his political engagement, first for the SPD, then for the extra-parliamentary opposition, ''APO''. H ...

as Wilhelm Donnerstag * as Karl Schmidt *

Josef Albrecht Josef may refer to *Josef (given name) *Josef (surname) * ''Josef'' (film), a 2011 Croatian war film *Musik Josef Musik Josef is a Japanese manufacturer of musical instruments. It was founded by Yukio Nakamura, and is the only company in Japan spe ...

as Kriegsminister *

Josef Dahmen Josef Dahmen (21 August 1903 – 18 January 1985) was a German stage, film and television actor.Youngkin p. 462. Dahmen was married to the actress Gisela von Collande, with whom he had a daughter Andrea Dahmen. His granddaughter Julia Dahmen is a ...

as Bankier * Walter Halden as Justizrat * Kurt A. Jung as Redakteur Nelles *

Bruno Klockmann Bruno may refer to: People and fictional characters *Bruno (name), including lists of people and fictional characters with either the given name or surname * Bruno, Duke of Saxony (died 880) * Bruno the Great (925–965), Archbishop of Cologne, ...

as Oberlehrer *

Kurt Klopsch Kurt is a male given name of Germanic or Turkish origin. ''Kurt'' or ''Curt'' originated as short forms of the Germanic Conrad (name), Conrad, depending on geographical usage, with meanings including counselor or advisor. In Turkish, Kurt (surn ...

as Kultusminister *

Ludwig Linkmann Ludwig may refer to: People and fictional characters * Ludwig (given name), including a list of people and fictional characters * Ludwig (surname), including a list of people * Ludwig Ahgren, or simply Ludwig, American YouTube live streamer and ...

as Kanzler *

Ruth Lommel Ruth Lommel (1918–2012) was a German stage and film actress.Giesen p. 185 She was the daughter of the actor Ludwig Manfred Lommel. Her brother Ulli Lommel also became an actor, while another brother Manuel Lommel is a cinematographer. She w ...

Karl-Heinz Peters Karl-Heinz Peters (1903–1990) was a German film actor. Selected filmography * ''Alarm at Station III'' (1939) * ''Men Are That Way'' (1939) * '' The Governor'' (1939) * ''Enemies'' (1940) * '' Mein Leben für Irland'' (1940) * ''Between Hamburg ...

as Innenminister * Thomas Reiner as Stammgast bei Frau Tigges *

Vera Tschechowa Vera Wilhelmowna Rust (born 22 July 1940), known as Vera Tschechowa, is a German producer, director, screenwriter, and retired actress, of Russian descent. She appeared in more than 50 films between 1957 and 1996. She was widely known as Elvis P ...

Henry Vahl Henry Vahl (1897–1977) was a German stage, film and television actor.Ball & Spiess p.162 From 1958 he was a star of the Ohnsorg-Theater in Hamburg. His younger brother Bruno Vahl-Berg was also an actor. Selected filmography * '' The Muzzle'' ...

Ingrid van Bergen Ingrid van Bergen (; born 15 June 1931) is a German film actress. She has appeared in 100 films since 1954. She was born in Free City of Danzig, today Gdańsk, Poland. Career Since 1954, Ingrid van Bergen appeared in more than 170 film and tele ...

as Modell Mariechen *

Carl Voscherau Carl Voscherau (1900–1963) was a German film actor.Shandley p.212 He was also a prominent voice actor, dubbing foreign films for release in Germany. His son Henning Voscherau was Mayor of Hamburg. Selected filmography * ''Film Without a Title' ...

as Arbeiter

References

Bibliography

* Williams, Alan. ''Film and Nationalism''. Rutgers University Press, 2002.

External links

* 1958 films 1950s historical comedy films German historical comedy films West German films 1950s German-language films Films directed by Wolfgang Staudte Films based on works by Heinrich Spoerl Films set in the 1890s Remakes of German films Films shot at Wandsbek Studios 1958 comedy films 1950s German films {{1950s-Germany-film-stub