''Uncle Bräsig'' () is a 1936
German historical
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comedy film
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directed by
Erich Waschneck and starring
Otto Wernicke,
Heinrich Schroth
Heinrich August Franz Schroth (23 March 1871 – 14 January 1945) was a German stage and film actor.
Career
Schroth was born in Pirmasens, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. He made his acting debut at the Sigmaringen Royal Theatre in 1890. In 189 ...
and
Harry Hardt. It marked the film debut of the Swedish actress
Kristina Söderbaum who went on to be a major star of Nazi cinema. Söderbaum won her part in a contest organised by
UFA. The film was based on the 1862 novel ''
From My Farming Days'' by
Fritz Reuter. It was shot at the Grunewald Studios in
Berlin
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with sets designed by the
art director
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It is the charge of a sole art director to supe ...
Robert A. Dietrich.
[Klaus p.162]
Cast
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Otto Wernicke as Onkel Bräsig
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Heinrich Schroth
Heinrich August Franz Schroth (23 March 1871 – 14 January 1945) was a German stage and film actor.
Career
Schroth was born in Pirmasens, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. He made his acting debut at the Sigmaringen Royal Theatre in 1890. In 189 ...
as Karl Hawermann
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Harry Hardt as Baron Axel von Rambow
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Suse Graf as Luise Hawermann
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Elga Brink as Frau Frieda von Rambow
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Carsta Löck as Nahrhafte Mamsell
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Hans Richter as Triddelfitz, Volontär
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Fritz Hoopts as Jochen Nüssler
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Jakob Tiedtke as Pomuchelskopp
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Erich Fiedler as Gottlieb
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Hans Brausewetter as Rudolf, Jungbauer
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Hildegard Barko as Linning, Zwillingsschwester
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Kristina Söderbaum as Minning, Zwillingsschwester
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Ursula Herking as Malchen
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Babsi Schultz-Reckewell as Margaret, seine Tochter
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Kurt Fischer-Fehling s Franz von Rambow
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Paul Westermeier as Rektor Baldrian
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Magdalena Schmidt as Seine Frau
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Albert Arid as Knecht
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Dorothea Thiess as Seine Frau
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Fritz Rasp as Slusohr, ein Gauner
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Lena Haustein as Salchen
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Julius E. Herrmann as Kaufmann Kurz
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William Huch as Kammerrat von Rambow
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Karl Junge-Swinburne as
Amtmann
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Robert Leffler
Robert Leffler (9 January 1866 – 15 March 1940) was a German actor, film director and opera singer (bass).
Selected filmography
* '' The Haunted Castle'' (1921)
* '' The Fear of Women'' (1921)
* '' Rose of the Asphalt Streets'' (1922)
* '' A ...
as Sadenwasser
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Klaus Pohl as Nachtwächter
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Gustav Rickelt as Der Lehrer
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Manny Ziener as Frau Nüssler
See also
*''
During My Apprenticeship'' (1919)
References
Bibliography
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* Klaus, Ulrich J. ''Deutsche Tonfilme: Jahrgang 1936''. Klaus-Archiv, 1988.
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External links
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1936 films
1936 comedy films
1930s German-language films
Films directed by Erich Waschneck
Films based on From My Farming Days
Films of Nazi Germany
UFA GmbH films
German black-and-white films
Remakes of German films
Sound film remakes of silent films
Films set in the 19th century
German historical comedy films
1930s historical comedy films
1930s German films
Films scored by Kurt Schröder
German-language historical comedy films
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