''My Husband, the Economic Miracle'' () is a 1961 West German

comedy film The comedy film is a film genre that emphasizes humor. These films are designed to amuse audiences and make them laugh. Films in this genre typically have a happy ending, with dark comedy being an exception to this rule. Comedy is one of the o ...

directed by

Ulrich Erfurth Ulrich Erfurth (22 March 1910 – 19 September 1986) was a German film director.Giesen p.201 Filmography Director * ' (1944/1950) * ''Finale'' (1948) * ''Not Afraid of Big Animals'' (1953) * ''Columbus Discovers Kraehwinkel'' (1954) * ''Captain W ...

and starring

Marika Rökk Marika Rökk (; born Marie Karoline Rökk, 3 November 1913 – 16 May 2004) was a German-Austrian dancer, singer and actress of Hungarian descent who gained prominence in Cinema of Germany, German films in the Nazism and cinema, Nazi era. She res ...

Fritz Tillmann Fritz Tillmann (December 13, 1910 – October 30, 1986) was a German actor. Selected filmography * '' Hoegler's Mission'' (1950) - Fritz Rottmann * ''The Council of the Gods'' (1950) - Dr. Hans Scholz * '' Master of Life and Death'' (1955) - Dr ...

and

Cornelia Froboess Cornelia Froboess (; born 28 October 1943) is a German actress and a teen idol of the 1950s and early 1960s. During that time, Froboess appeared in many West German and Austrian musical films, especially after the rock and roll wave had hit Germ ...

.Wiesen p.272 The film portrays the

economic miracle Economic miracle is an informal economic term for a period of dramatic economic development that is entirely unexpected or unexpectedly strong. Economic miracles have occurred in the recent histories of a number of countries, often those undergoi ...

of the post-war years and its effects on German society. The film's sets were designed by the

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Ernst H. Albrecht.

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took place in

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including at

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Cast

as Ilona Farkas *

as Alexander Engelmann *

as Julia, seine Tochter *

Heinz Erhardt Heinz Erhardt (; 20 February 1909 – 5 June 1979) was a German comedian, musician, entertainer, actor and poet. Life Heinz Erhardt was born in Riga, the son of Baltic German Kapellmeister Gustav Erhardt. He lived most of his childhood at his gr ...

as Paul Korn - sein Freund u. Fahrer *

Adelheid Seeck Adelheid Seeck (3 November 1912 – 17 February 1973) was a German film actress. She appeared in 27 films between 1941 and 1972. She starred in '' The Last Ones Shall Be First'', which was entered into the 7th Berlin International Film Fest ...

as Helene Grolmann - Ilonas Managerin *

Helmut Lohner Helmuth Lohner (24 April 1933 – 23 June 2015) was an Austrian actor, theatre director, and from 1997 to 2006 director of the Theater in der Josefstadt. Early life Born in Vienna, Lohner initially trained as a commercial artist, while also tak ...

as Tommy Schiller - ein Journalist *

Friedrich Schoenfelder Friedrich Schoenfelder (17 October 1916 – 14 August 2011) was a German actor. Schoenfelder was born in Sorau/Lower Lusatia and died in Berlin. He was 94. He was the German dubbing voice of David Niven and Vincent Price. In the German versio ...

as Dr. Bach - Syndikus *

Wolfgang Völz Wolfgang Otto Völz (16 August 1930 – 2 May 2018) was a German actor. He is known for his roles in theatre plays, TV shows, feature films (especially German films based on Edgar Wallace works) and audio dramas. He was also a very prolific vo ...

as Sekretär * Marielouise Nagel as Sekretärin * Georg Bastian as Freddy - ein Mitschüler Julias *

Heinrich Gies Heinrich Gies (1912–1973) was a German film and television actor.Hutchings p.187 Selected filmography * '' Geheimakten Solvay'' (1953) - Kellner im ZK * ''Der Teufelskreis'' (1956) - Major Weberstedt * '' Die Millionen der Yvette'' (1956) - Hei ...

as Arzt

References

Bibliography

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

External links

* 1961 films 1961 comedy films German comedy films West German films 1960s German-language films Films directed by Ulrich Erfurth German satirical films Films set in Berlin Films shot in Berlin 1960s German films Films scored by Michael Jary {{1960s-Germany-film-stub