''The Priest from Kirchfeld'' (German: ''Der Pfarrer von Kirchfeld'') is a 1937 Austrian film directed by

Jacob Fleck Jacob Fleck (8 November 1881 in Vienna as Jacob Julius Fleck – 19 September 1953, also in Vienna) was an Austrian film director, screenwriter, film producer and cameraman. He is noted for his long-standing professional partnership with his wife ...

and

Luise Fleck Luise Fleck, also known as Luise Kolm or Luise Kolm-Fleck, née Louise or Luise Veltée (1 August 1873–15 March 1950), was an Austrian film director, and has been considered the second ever female feature film director in the world, after A ...

and starring

Hans Jaray Hans Jaray (1906–1990) was an Austrian actor and playwright. He also wrote and directed several television films. Jaray starred as a leading man in a number of 1930s films, such as the Schubert biopic ''Gently My Songs Entreat'' (1933).Bergfelde ...

, Hansi Stork and

Ludwig Stössel Ludwig Stössel (12 February 1883 – 29 January 1973) was an actor born in Lockenhaus, now Austria, then Hungary. He was one of many Jewish actors and actresses who were forced to flee Germany when the Nazis came to power in 1933. Biography S ...

.Goble p.903 It is based on the play '' Der Pfarrer von Kirchfeld'' by

Ludwig Anzengruber Ludwig Anzengruber (29 November 1839 – 10 December 1889) was an Austrian dramatist, novelist and poet. He was born and died in Vienna, Austria. Origins The Anzengruber line originated in the district of Ried im Innkreis in Upper Austria. Lu ...

Cast

as Peter Hell - der Pfarrer von Kirchfeld * Hansi Stork as Annerl Birkmeyer *

as Vetter, der Pfarrer von Skt. Jakob *

Karl Paryla Karl Paryla (1905–1996) was an Austrian theater actor and director, and later a film maker as well. A lifelong, dedicated communist, his career in the Austrian theater was first interrupted by the Second World War, and then strained by Cold War ...

as Der Wurzelsepp *

Frida Richard Frida Richard (born Friederike Raithel, 1 November 1873 – 12 September 1946) was an Austrian actress. Selected filmography * '' The Sin of Helga Arndt'' (1916) * '' The Queen's Love Letter'' (1916) * '' The Marriage of Luise Rohrbach'' (1917) ...

as Josepha, Wurzelsepps Mutter * Fred Hülgerth as Michel Berndorfer *

Rudolf Steinboeck Rudolf Steinboeck (1908–1996) was an Austrian theatre actor and director. He also directed and acted in several films.Fritsche p.232 & 246 He was married to the actress Aglaja Schmid. He headed the Theater in der Josefstadt in Vienna ...

as Loisl *

Fritz Diestl Fritz originated as a German nickname for Friedrich, or Frederick (''Der Alte Fritz'', and ''Stary Fryc'' were common nicknames for King Frederick II of Prussia and Frederick III, German Emperor) as well as for similar names including Fridolin ...

as Wirt * Hanns Kurth as Graf Paul von Finsterberg * Poldi Czernitz-Renn as Brigitte, Hells Wirtschafterin *

Wiener Sängerknaben The Vienna Boys' Choir (german: Wiener Sängerknaben) is a choir of boy sopranos and altos based in Vienna, Austria. It is one of the best known boys' choirs in the world. The boys are selected mainly from Austria, but also from many other countr ...

as Knabenchor *

Rita Wottowa Rita may refer to: People * Rita (given name) * Rita (Indian singer) (born 1984) * Rita (Israeli singer) (born 1962) * Rita (Japanese singer) * Eliza Humphreys (1850–1938), wrote under the pseudonym Rita Places * Djarrit, also known as Rita, ...

as Sängerin

References

Bibliography

* Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film''. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.

External links

* 1937 films 1937 drama films Austrian drama films 1930s German-language films Films directed by Luise Fleck Films directed by Jacob Fleck Austrian films based on plays Films based on works by Ludwig Anzengruber Remakes of Austrian films Sound film remakes of silent films Films about Catholic priests Films set in the Alps Austrian black-and-white films {{Austria-film-stub