''Every Day Isn't Sunday'' (German: ''Alle Tage ist kein Sonntag'') is a 1959 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 o ...
directed by
Helmut Weiss
Helmut Weiss (January 25, 1907 – January 13, 1969) was a German actor, screenwriter, and film director. He was notable for directing '' Tell the Truth'' the first film produced in what was to become the future West Germany after the Second World ...
and starring
Elisabeth Müller,
Paul Hubschmid
Paul Hubschmid (; 20 July 1917 – 31 December 2001) was a Swiss actor. He was most notable for his role as Henry Higgins in a production of ''My Fair Lady''. In some of his Hollywood films he used the name Paul Christian. He appeared in dozens ...
and
Dietmar Schönherr.
[Limbacher p.6] The title refers to a traditional song by
Carl Clewing which features in the film.
The film's sets were designed by the
art directors
Willi Herrmann and
Karl Schneider. It was made at the
Tempelhof Studios in
West Berlin
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with
location shooting
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The filming location may be the same in which the story is set (for e ...
also taking place around
Freiburg im Breisgau
Freiburg im Breisgau (; abbreviated as Freiburg i. Br. or Freiburg i. B.; Low Alemannic: ''Friburg im Brisgau''), commonly referred to as Freiburg, is an independent city in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. With a population of about 230,000 (as o ...
in the
Black Forest
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.
Plot
While Eva is in the hospital after an accident, her son, Peter, goes in search of his long-missing father. Learning he has died, Peter then prepares himself for the new man in his mother's life.
Cast
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Elisabeth Müller as Eva Kende
*
Paul Hubschmid
Paul Hubschmid (; 20 July 1917 – 31 December 2001) was a Swiss actor. He was most notable for his role as Henry Higgins in a production of ''My Fair Lady''. In some of his Hollywood films he used the name Paul Christian. He appeared in dozens ...
as Karl Brandtstetter
*
Dietmar Schönherr as Mitja Burganoff
*
Jochen Hanke
Jochen is a given name. Notable people with the name include:
*Jochen Asche, East German luger, competed during the 1960s
*Jochen Böhler (born 1969), German historian, specializing in the history of World War II
*Jochen Babock (born 1953), East G ...
as Peter
*
Jürgen Hanke
Jürgen or Jurgen is a popular masculine given name in Germany, Estonia, Belgium and the Netherlands. It is cognate with George. Notable people named Jürgen include:
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*Jürgen Ahrend (born 1930), German organ builder
*Jürgen Alzen (born 196 ...
as Paul
*
Trude Herr
Trude Herr (; 4 May 1927 – 16 March 1991) was a German film actress, singer and theatre owner.Weisser p. 289 She was an entertainer in Germany from the early 1960s until her retirement.
Early life
Trude Herr was born in the Cologne district ...
as Fanny Knöbel
*
Ralf Wolter as Dienstmann Huber
*
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'' ( ...
as Franz, Diener bei Brandtstelter
*
Christa Williams
Christa Williams (born: Christa Bojarzin 5 February 1926 – 28 or 29 July 2012) was a German pop singer most popular in the late 1950s and early 1960s.
Williams was chosen to represent Switzerland at the Eurovision Song Contest 1959 with the s ...
as Barsängerin
*
Jur Arten
Jur may refer to:
* Jur, Iran, a village in Isfahan Province, Iran
* Jur River, in Africa
* Jur language (ISO 639-3: lwo), spoken in South Sudan
* Jurien Bay Airport, in Australia
* Jurong East MRT station (MRT station abbreviation), in Jurong Ea ...
as Wladimir
*
Rolf Weih as Gregor
*
Hans Leibelt
Hans Leibelt (11 March 1885 in Leipzig, German Empire – 3 December 1974 in Munich, West Germany) was a German film actor.
Selected filmography
* ''Heimliche Sünder'' (1926)
* '' The False Prince'' (1927)
* '' The Man in Search of His Mu ...
as Dr. Börger
*
Cora Roberts as Olga
*
Kurt Pratsch-Kaufmann
Kurt Pratsch-Kaufmann (1906–1988) was a German stage, television and film actor.Cowie p.154 He was married to the actress Marianne Pohlenz.
Selected filmography
* '' The Black Forest Girl'' (1950) - Staubig, Buchhalter
* ''Herzen im Sturm'' ...
as Mann mit Waldhorn
*
Stanislav Ledinek
Stanislav Ledinek (26 June 1920 – 30 March 1969) was a German film actor. He appeared in more than 90 films between 1953 and 1968. He died in Istanbul, Turkey.
Selected filmography
* ''Such a Charade'' (1953)
* '' Red Roses, Red Lips, Re ...
as Agent Pacher
*
Blandine Ebinger as Frau Hertel
*
Willy Millowitsch as Mann mit Bombardon
References
Bibliography
* James L. Limbacher. ''Haven't I seen you somewhere before?: Remakes, sequels, and series in motion pictures and television, 1896-1978''. Pierian Press, 1979.
External links
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1959 films
1959 comedy films
German comedy films
West German films
1950s German-language films
Films directed by Helmut Weiss
German black-and-white films
Films shot at Tempelhof Studios
1950s German films
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