''Of Course, the Motorists'' () is a 1959 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
Erich Engels
Erich Engels (23 May 1889 – 25 April 1971) was a German screenwriter, film producer, producer and film director.Bock & Bergfelder p.112
Selected filmography
* ''Dear Homeland'' (1929)
* ''Rooms to Let'' (1930)
* ''The Murderer Dimitri Karamazo ...
and starring
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 ...
,
Maria Perschy and
Erik Schumann.
[Hake p. 120]
The film's sets were designed by the
art director
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It is the charge of a sole art director to supe ...
Walter Haag.
Cast
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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 PHW Eberhard Dobermann
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Maria Perschy as Karin Dobermann
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Erik Schumann as Walter Schliewen
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Ruth Stephan as Jutta Schmalbach
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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 Frau Rumberg, Fahrlehrerin
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Margitta Scherr as Gisela
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Edith Hancke as Autofahrerin
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Arne Madin as Felix Dobermann
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Ralf Wolter
Ralf Wolter (26 November 1926 – 14 October 2022) was a German stage and screen actor. Wolter appeared in nearly 220 films and television series in his over 60 years as a character actor.
Life and career
Wolter began his long career on the B ...
as Oberwachtmeister
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Willy Maertens as Film-Regisseur
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Bob Iller as Quizmeister
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Hans Paetsch as Polizeipräsident
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Jöns Andersson as Jugendlicher (Nr. 3)
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Klaus Behrendt as Toningenieur beim Polizeifest
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Peter Frankenfeld
Peter Frankenfeld (born Willi Julius August Frankenfeldt; 31 May 1913 in Berlin – 4 January 1979 in Hamburg) was a German people, German comedian, radio and television personality.
After World War II he became an interpreter with the U.S. milit ...
as Karl Bierbaum
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Frank Duval as Singer
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Geschwister Duval as Gesang
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María Duval as Singer
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Friedel Hensch und die Cyprys as Gesang
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Karl-Heinz Gerdesmann as 2. LKW-Fahrer
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Max Giese as Moderator beim Polizeifest
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Klaus Hellmold
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Martin Hirthe as Baurat Welker
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Günther Jerschke
Günther Jerschke (1921–1997) was a German actor.
Selected filmography
* ''Pour le Mérite (film), Pour le Mérite'' (1938) - Adjutant des Kommandeurs der Flieger
* ''Maya of the Seven Veils'' (1951)
* ''Kommen Sie am Ersten'' (1951) - Inspi ...
as 1. LKW-Fahrer
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Dieter Neckritz as Mann
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Norbert Skalden as Fahrlehrer
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Günther Ungeheuer as Verkehrspolizist
References
Bibliography
* Hake, Sabine. ''German National Cinema''. Routledge, 2013.
External links
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1959 films
1959 comedy films
German comedy films
West German films
1950s German-language films
Films directed by Erich Engels
1950s German films
Films scored by Peter Igelhoff
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