''The Vulture Wally'' (german: Die Geierwally) is a 1956 West German

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directed by Franz Cap and starring

Barbara Rütting Barbara Rütting (21 November 1927 – 28 March 2020)Carl Möhner Carl Martin Rudolf Möhner (11 August 1921 – 14 January 2005) was an Austrian film actor, director, screenwriter and painter. He appeared in more than 40 films between 1949 and 1976. His most famous roles were as Jo "le Suédois" in the 19 ...

and .Goble p. 775 Based on a popular novel which has had several film adaptations, it is part of the tradition of

Heimatfilm ' (, German for "homeland-films"; German singular: ') were films of a genre popular in Germany, Switzerland, and Austria from the late 1940s to the early 1960s. ''Heimat'' can be translated as "home" (in the geographic sense), "hometown" or "homela ...

. The film's sets were designed by the

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Carl Ludwig Kirmse Carl Ludwig Kirmse (1888–1982) was a German art director who worked prolifically on films during the silent and sound eras.Giesen p.220 Selected filmography * ''The House of Torment'' (1921) * '' Country Roads and the Big City'' (1921) * '' T ...

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as Bärenjosef * as Lorenz *

Til Kiwe Jan Heinrich Tilman Kiwe (born Eduard Heinrich Kiefer),knerger.de/ref> also known as ''Til Kiver'' or ''Till Kiwe'', (b. 7 June 1910 in Aachen; d. 30 November 1995 in Munich) was a German actor, voice actor and screenwriter. He famously played Frick ...

as Vinzenz *

Maria Hofen Maria may refer to: People * Mary, mother of Jesus * Maria (given name), a popular given name in many languages Place names Extraterrestrial *170 Maria, a Main belt S-type asteroid discovered in 1877 *Lunar maria (plural of ''mare''), large, da ...

as Luckard *

Franz Pfaudler Franz Pfaudler (1893–1956) was an Austrian stage and film actor.Giesen p.200 Selected filmography * ''My Life for Maria Isabella'' (1935) * ''Renate in the Quartet'' (1939) * ''Der Postmeister'' (1940) * ''Heimkehr'' (1941) * '' Anuschka'' (194 ...

as Höchstbauer *

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as Afra *

Walter Janssen Walter Janssen (7 February 1887 – 1 January 1976) was a German film actor and director. He appeared in more than 160 films between 1917 and 1970. Selected filmography * '' The Dancer'' (1919) * ''Destiny'' (1921) * ''Wandering Souls'' (1 ...

as Curat * Beppo Schwaiger as Benedikt *

Siegfried Rauch Siegfried Rauch (2 April 1932 – 11 March 2018) was a German film and television actor. In a career spanning over 60 years, he appeared in several international film productions and had leading roles in numerous German television productions. C ...

as Leander * Gusti Kreissl as Retta *

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as Lammwirtin * Ernst Reinhold as Bartl *

Anton Färber Anton may refer to: People * Anton (given name), including a list of people with the given name * Anton (surname) Places * Anton Municipality, Bulgaria ** Anton, Sofia Province, a village * Antón District, Panama ** Antón, a town and capital ...

as Draxl *

Alfons Sailer Alphons (Latinized ''Alphonsus'', ''Adelphonsus'', or ''Adefonsus'') is a male given name recorded from the 8th century (Alfonso I of Asturias, r. 739–757) in the Christian successor states of the Visigothic kingdom in the Iberian peninsula. ...

as Anton *

Veronika Fitz Veronika Fitz (28 March 1936 – 2 January 2020) was a German television actress. She also had some solo-shows on the stage and produced a few singles. Selected filmography * '' The Vulture Wally'' (1956) * ''The Spessart Inn'' (1958) * '' The H ...

as Rosa * Fred Hennings as Pfarrer *

Franz Loskarn Franz Loskarn (3 May 1890 – 22 April 1978) was a German film actor. Selected filmography * '' Behind Monastery Walls'' (1928) * '' Almenrausch and Edelweiss'' (1928) * '' Love on Skis'' (1928) * '' Restless Hearts'' (1928) * '' Tracks in the S ...

as Gendarm *

Alwin Emmert Alwin is a German and Dutch form of Alvin and may refer to: *Alwin-Broder Albrecht (1903–1945), German naval officer, one of Adolf Hitler's adjutants during World War II *Alwin Berger (1871–1931), German botanist and contributor to the nomencla ...

as Halbweger *

Viktor Afritsch The name Victor or Viktor may refer to: * Victor (name), including a list of people with the given name, mononym, or surname Arts and entertainment Film * ''Victor'' (1951 film), a French drama film * ''Victor'' (1993 film), a French shor ...

as Jagdherr

References

Bibliography

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

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* 1956 films West German films German drama films 1956 drama films 1950s German-language films Films directed by František Čáp Films set in the Alps Mountaineering films Remakes of German films 1950s German films {{1950s-Germany-film-stub

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