''Robert and Bertram'' (german: Robert und Bertram) is a 1961 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 Hans Deppe and starring Willy Millowitsch, Vico Torriani and

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 ...

. It was inspired by the characters in Gustav Raeder's 1856 play '' Robert and Bertram'', update to the modern era. Two vagabonds, Robert and Bertram, are hired by a shoe company to walk 500

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s to test their new product. It was shot at the

Spandau Studios The Spandau Studios or CCC Studios were film and television studios located in Spandau, a suburb of Berlin. They were established in 1949 following the Second World War by the producer Artur Brauner controller of CCC Films, on the site of a former ...

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and on location in the Bavarian town of

Eichstätt Eichstätt () is a town in the federal state of Bavaria, Germany, and capital of the district of Eichstätt. It is located on the Altmühl river and has a population of around 13,000. Eichstätt is also the seat of the Roman Catholic Dioce ...

. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Paul Markwitz and Wilhelm Vorwerg.

Cast

* Willy Millowitsch as Robert Ziegel * Vico Torriani as Bertram Weiler *

as Klara Ziegel *Marlies Behrens as Yvonne Berger * Helen Vita as Mieze Frühling * Erwin Strahl as Franco *

Hubert von Meyerinck Hubert "Hubsi" von Meyerinck (23 August 1896 – 13 May 1971) was a German film actor. He appeared in more than 280 films between 1921 and 1970. Biography Meyerinck was born in Potsdam, Brandenburg, the son of Friedrich von Meyerinck (1858� ...

as Detective Commissioner Wolf * Ralf Wolter as Toni Knauer * Margarete Haagen as old lady in the car *

Arno Paulsen Arno Paulsen (1900–1969) was a German actor who appeared in around sixty films in the post-Second World War years. He also appeared frequently on stage and was also a voice actor dubbing foreign films for release in Germany. He appeared in a m ...

as Direktor Malina *

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 policeman *

Erich Fiedler Erich Fiedler (15 March 1901 – 19 May 1981) was a German film actor. He was the German dubbing voice of Robert Morley. Selected filmography * '' The Escape to Nice'' (1932) * ''Overnight Sensation'' (1932) * ''Marion, That's Not Nice'' (1933) ...

as Dr. Abendroth * Kurt Waitzmann as Dr. Sommerfeld *

Johanna König Johanna König (27 March 1921 – 3 March 2009) was a German actress. She appeared in more than 50 films and television shows between 1952 and 1999. König was born in Leipzig, Germany and died in Berlin on 3 March 2009. Selected filmography ...

as Fräulein Sellner * Franz Schneider as Kegelbruder Franz *Josef Tilgen as Kegelbruder Hans * Egon Vogel as Kegelbruder Willi *Lotti Krekel as Dagmar, hitchhiker *Anja Brüning as Gisela, hitchhiker

References

External links

* West German films 1961 comedy films German comedy films Films directed by Hans Deppe German films based on plays Remakes of German films Films shot at Spandau Studios 1960s German-language films 1960s German films {{1960s-comedy-film-stub