''Veronika the Maid'' (german: Veronika, die Magd) is a 1951 West German

drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super-g ...

directed by

Leopold Hainisch Leopold Hainisch (1891–1979) was an Austrian actor and film director.Mitchell p.148 Selected filmography Actor * ''Ulli und Marei'' (1948) * ''Viennese Girls'' (1949) – Karl Haslinger * ''Cabaret'' (1954) – Leopold Holzinger * ''Walking Bac ...

and starring

Ilse Exl Ilse Exl (November 26, 1907 — July 8, 1956) was an Austrian stage and film actress.Fritsche p.230 She was the daughter of the actors Anna Exl and Ferdinand Exl. Selected filmography * ''Earth'' (1947) * ''Ulli and Marei'' (1948) * ''Veronika ...

Viktor Staal Viktor Staal (17 February 1909 – 4 June 1982) was an Austrian film actor. Selected filmography * '' Everything for the Company'' (1935) * '' Eva, the Factory Girl'' (1935) * ''Das Einmaleins der Liebe'' (1935) * '' The World's in Love'' (1935) ...

and

Ilse Steppat Ilse Paula Steppat (30 November 1917 – 21 December 1969) was a German actress. Her husband was noted actor and director Max Nosseck. Biography She began her cinematic career at the age of 15 playing Joan of Arc. Steppat appeared regularly on ...

.Wiesen p. 273 It was shot at the

Göttingen Studios The Göttingen Studios were film studios located in the German city of Göttingen. The studios were established in 1948 on a site that had previously been used as an aeroplane hangar on the outskirts of Göttingen. The studios were founded by the ...

. 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 ...

Walter Haag Walter Haag (1898–1978) was a German art director. He worked on more than sixty films during his career including the 1940 historical melodrama ''The Heart of a Queen''.Hull p.179-80 Selected filmography * ''The Private Life of Louis XIV'' (19 ...

Cast

as Veronika *

as Richard *

as Alice *

Paul Hörbiger Paul Hörbiger (29 April 1894 – 5 March 1981) was an Austrian theatre and film actor. Life and work Paul Hörbiger was born in the Hungarian capital Budapest, then part of Austria-Hungary, the son of engineer Hanns Hörbiger, founder of the ...

as Jansen sen. *

Wolfgang Lukschy Wolfgang Lukschy (19 October 1905 – 10 July 1983 in Berlin) was a German actor and dubber. He performed in theater, film and television. He made over 75 film and television appearances between 1940 and 1979. Possibly his most noted performanc ...

as Freddy *

Eduard Köck Eduard Köck (26 February 1880 – 3 November 1961) was an Austrian stage actor, stage and film actor.Fritsche p.220 He made a few silent film appearances, but most of his screen performances were character roles during the 1940s and 1950s. Selec ...

as Joseph *

Anna Exl Anna Exl (born Anna Gstöttner; 2 September 1882 – 15 November 1969) was an Austrian stage and film actress.Fritsche p. 230. She was married to the actor Ferdinand Exl, with whom she had a daughter Ilse. Her younger sister Mimi Gstöttner-Aue ...

Ernst Auer Ernst is both a surname and a given name, the German, Dutch, and Scandinavian form of Ernest. Notable people with the name include: Surname * Adolf Ernst (1832–1899) German botanist known by the author abbreviation "Ernst" * Anton Ernst (1975- ...

as Brantner *

Albert Florath Albert Peter Adam Florath (7 December 1888, Bielefeld – 11 March 1957, Gaildorf) was a German stage and film actor. Early life and education Born to Joseph Florath, a locksmith, and his wife Matilda, née Burkart, he attended school in Brak ...

Erich Ponto Erich Johannes Bruno Ponto (14 December 1884 – 14 February 1957) was a German film and stage actor. Career Erich Ponto was born in Lübeck as the son of a merchant. After his family had moved to Hamburg-Eimsbüttel, he attended the gymnasium ...

Gerd Frickhöffer Gerd Frickhöffer (21 November 1913 – 4 July 1980) was a German film and television actor. He appeared as Captain Donvan in the television detective series ''Sergeant Berry''. Selected filmography * ''Chemistry and Love'' (1948) * ''Everything ...

Ludwig Auer Ludwig Auer (1881–1954) was an Austrian stage and film actor An actor or actress is a person who portrays a character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such a ...

Ilka Hugo Ilka is a feminine given name. Notable people with the given name include: *Ilka Agricola (born 1973), German mathematician *Ilka Bessin (born 1971), German comedian and actress *Ilka Chase (1905–1978), American actress and novelist *Ilka Gedő ...

Tilo von Berlepsch Tilo von Berlepsch (30 December 1913 – 8 April 1991) was a German actor. He appeared in more than 90 films and television shows between 1949 and 1977. He came from the Berlepsch family and was a grandson of the ornithologist Hans Hermann C ...

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References

Bibliography

* S. Jonathan Wiesen. ''West German Industry and the Challenge of the Nazi Past: 1945–1955''. Univ of North Carolina Press, 2004.

External links

* 1951 films West German films German drama films 1951 drama films 1950s German-language films Films directed by Leopold Hainisch Adultery in films Constantin Film films German black-and-white films 1950s German films Films shot at Göttingen Studios {{1950s-Germany-film-stub