Das Sonntagskind (1956)

Director:

Kurt Meisel

Writers:

Hans Müller-Schlösser (play), Gustav Kampendonk (screenplay)

Stars:

Heinz Rühmann, Hannelore Bollmann, Werner Peters

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Heinz Rühmann	...	Anton Wibbel
Hannelore Bollmann	...	Fin
Werner Peters	...	Mölfes
Günther Lüders	...	Mattes
Walter Giller	...	Bosty Mc. Millar
Carla Hagen	...	Mariechen
Ellen Waldeck	...	Grossmutter
Carl Napp	...	Herr Knipperling (as Karl Napp)
Jupp Flohr	...	Herr Fisternölles
Kurt Pratsch-Kaufmann	...	Gefängnispförtner
Otto Wernicke	...	Willowitz
Toni Treutler	...	Frau Knipperling
Emmy Burg	...	Meta Hubbelrath
Waltraut Runze	...	Kläre
Marina Orschel	...	Tilde

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

based on play

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Genres:

Comedy

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Details

Country:

West Germany

Language:

German

Release Date:

11 September 1956 (West Germany)

Also Known As:

Dete nedelje

Filming Locations:

Berlin, Germany

Company Credits

Production Co:

Berolina

Technical Specs

Runtime:

96 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (Klangfilm Eurocord)

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

User Reviews

The tailor Wibbel,

played by Heinz Rühmann, tries to make life for him and his wife as good as it is possible during the time of Allied occupation in post-war Germany. He makes friends with a Scots soldier, Walter Giller, and is caught wearing his friend's uniform, which earns him some 30 days of jail. Of course now, he has not the slightest intention to go there ...

"Das Sonntagskind" is a comedy that represents the "small man"- not, like more "sophisticated" movies would do, as a mean-spirited "Mitläufer", but as someone, who has just survived the war- and is now eager, to get likewise through "peace". This is not a film, which advocates of "Vergangenheitsbewältigung" will like. But it is a film for people who whistle "Lust for Life" under the shower ... and who want to hear, how Wibbel demonstrates his American-ness: "Well, well ... mehr so ... Bierbrauer."