''A Very Big Child'' ( ) is a 1952 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

Paul Verhoeven Paul Verhoeven (; born 18 July 1938) is a Dutch filmmaker, who has worked variously in the Netherlands, the United States, and in France. He is known for directing genre films with strong satirical elements, often featuring graphic violence and ...

and starring

Georg Thomalla Georg Thomalla (14 February 1915 – 25 August 1999) was a German actor. He appeared in about one hundred fifty film and television productions between 1939 and 2000 and was widely known in Germany for his comedic roles. Thomalla was well known ...

Angelika Hauff Angelika Hauff (1922–1983) was an Austrian stage and film actress. She worked prolifically as a film actress in the immediate aftermath of the Second World War appearing in the lead roles in several successful films that included ''The Marriag ...

and

Gardy Granass Gardy Granass (born 7 January 1930) is a retired German actress. She appeared in around forty films and television series, after making her screen debut in '' Tromba'' (1949). In 1953 she appeared in ' based on a Hans Schubert play.Goble p.412 ...

.Osterland p. 114 It was shot at the

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as well as on location around

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and

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. The film's sets were designed by the

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Erich Grave.

Cast

as Hans Hochberg *

as Ina Cornelius *

as Liesel Kilian *

Karl Schönböck Karl Schönböck (4 February 1909 in Vienna, Austria-Hungary – 24 March 2001 in Munich, Republic of Germany) was an Austrian actor.

as Alexander van Straaten *

Erika von Thellmann Erika von Thellmann (1902–1988) was an Austrian actress who appeared in more than a hundred films and television series during her career.Fritsche p.254 Selected filmography * '' The Stone Rider'' (1923) * '' Marriage Strike'' (1935) *'' The Gr ...

as Tante Agathe *

Harald Paulsen Harald Paulsen (26 August 1895 – 4 August 1954) was a German stage and film actor and director. He appeared in 125 films between 1920 and 1954. Career Paulsen first appeared on stage at age sixteen. He then studied under Leopold Jessner, who ...

as Hieronymus Benedikt * Eugen Dumont as Bürgermeister * Hans D. Bove as Professor Augustin *

Loni Heuser Loni Heuser (January 22, 1908 in Düsseldorf – March 6, 1999 in Berlin) was a German film actress. Selected filmography * ''Liebe in Uniform'' (1932) * ''The Hour of Temptation'' (1936) - Barsängerin * ''Abenteuer im Grandhotel'' (1943) - Hel ...

as Aline *

Kurt Vespermann Kurt Vespermann (1 May 1887 – 13 July 1957) was a German stage and film actor. Career Vespermann was born into a theatrical family in Culmsee, West Prussia, Imperial Germany, now Chełmża, Poland. His great-grandparents were actors a ...

as Vater Kilian *

as Inspizient *

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as Frau Becker * Mila Kopp *

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* Waltraut Wieschendorff * Axel Scholtz * Theo Pracher * Arthur Mentz

References

Bibliography

* Martin Osterland. ''Gesellschaftsbilder in Filmen: Eine soziolog. Untersuchung d. filmangebots d. Jahre 1949–1964''. Enke, 1970.

External links

* 1952 films 1952 comedy films German comedy films West German films 1950s German-language films Films directed by Paul Verhoeven (Germany) German black-and-white films Films shot in Berlin 1950s German films Films shot at Göttingen Studios {{1950s-Germany-comedy-film-stub