''Vagabonds'' (German: ''Vagabunden'') is a 1949 Austrian

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directed by Rolf Hansen and starring Paula Wessely, Attila Hörbiger and

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. The film's premiere was attended by the

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and members of the government.Fritsche p.19 It was shot at

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Studios and on location in the city. The film's sets were designed by the art director

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. It was released in

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on 3 March 1950 by

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. It is also known by the

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'' Vagabunden der Liebe''.

Cast

* Paula Wessely as Dr. Elisabeth Kamma * Attila Hörbiger as Dr. Peter Kamma *

as Mademoiselle Belet * Elfe Gerhart as Gaby Elder *

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as Dr. Christian Heßler *

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as Mattek *

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as Andy Karr *

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as Fräulein Fuchs *

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as Eine Mutter * Mimi Stelzer as Frau Vösler * Hilde Schultz-Pfaudler as Tante Olga *

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as Professor Kramer *

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as Ein Vater * Karl Schwetter as Dr. Eibl *

Kurt Heintel Kurt Heintel (1924–2002) was an Austrian film and television actor.Fritsche p. 241 Selected filmography * ''Vagabonds'' (1949) * '' A Devil of a Woman'' (1951) * '' Hannerl'' (1952) * '' The Monastery's Hunter'' (1953) * '' The Poacher'' (1953 ...

as Ulmansky

References

Bibliography

* Fritsche, Maria. ''Homemade Men in Postwar Austrian Cinema: Nationhood, Genre and Masculinity''. Berghahn Books, 2013.

External links

* 1949 films Austrian drama films 1949 drama films 1940s German-language films Films directed by Rolf Hansen Austrian black-and-white films Sascha-Film films Bavaria Film films {{Austria-film-stub