''Hurrah! I Live!'' (german: Hurrah! Ich lebe!) is a 1928 German silent

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

Wilhelm Thiele Wilhelm Thiele (1890–1975) was an Austrian screenwriter and film director. He directed over 40 films between 1921 and 1960. Life and career Thiele started his show career as a stage actor. He got his start in Austrian and German film during t ...

and starring

Nicolas Koline Nicolas Koline (1878–1973) was a Russian stage and film actor. He established himself in Russia as a stage performer with the Moscow Art Theatre. He emigrated from Russia after the October Revolution of 1917 and came to France with La Chauve-S ...

Max Gülstorff Max Walter Gülstorff (23 March 1882 – 6 February 1947) was a German actor and stage director. Biography Gülstorff was born in Tilsit, East Prussia. He first appeared in 1900 at the Rudolstadt municipal Theater and moved to Cottbus in 1908. ...

, and

Alexej Bondireff Alexej is a given name. Notable people with the name include: * Alexej Čepička * Alexej Jaškin * Alexej Pludek, Czech writer * Alexej Prochorow, German weightlifter * Alexej Stachowitsch * Alexej von Jawlensky * Josef Alexej Eisenberger Josef ...

. It was adapted from the play '' Der mutige Seefahrer'' by

Georg Kaiser Friedrich Carl Georg Kaiser, called Georg Kaiser, (25 November 1878 – 4 June 1945) was a German dramatist. Biography Kaiser was born in Magdeburg. He was highly prolific and wrote in a number of different styles. An Expressionist dramatist, ...

. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Max Knaake and Vladimir Meingard

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* 1928 films Films of the Weimar Republic German silent feature films Films based on works by Georg Kaiser Films directed by Wilhelm Thiele German black-and-white films UFA GmbH films 1928 comedy films German comedy films Silent comedy films 1920s German films 1920s German-language films {{1920s-Germany-film-stub