''Charley's Uncle'' () is a 1969 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
Werner Jacobs
Werner Jacobs (1909–1999) was a German film director and film editor, editor. He was born in Berlin on the 24 April 1909. He is best known for his contributions to Modebummel (1951), Der Stern von Santa Clara (1958) and André und Ursula (1955). ...
and starring
Gila von Weitershausen,
Karl Michael Vogler and
Heidy Bohlen.
[Bock & Bergfelder, p. 252.] The film was a loose adaptation of
Brandon Thomas Brandon Thomas may refer to:
*Brandon Thomas (playwright) (1848–1914), English actor and playwright who wrote the hit farce, ''Charley's Aunt''
* Brandon Thomas (musician) (born 1980), American rock band singer
*Brandon Thomas (American football) ...
' 1892 play ''
Charley's Aunt
''Charley's Aunt'' is a farce in three acts written by Brandon Thomas. The story centres on Lord Fancourt Babberley, an undergraduate whose friends Jack and Charley persuade him to impersonate the latter's aunt. The complications of the plot in ...
'' and depicts the bond between a young woman and her uncle.
Main cast
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Gila von Weitershausen as Carla Werner
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Karl Michael Vogler as Boy Deisen
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Gustav Knuth
Gustav Knuth (7 July 1901 – 1 February 1987) was a German film actor. He appeared in more than 120 films between 1935 and 1982 and starred in the TV series ''Alle meine Tiere''. He was married to the actress Elisabeth Lennartz.
Selected ...
as Kapitän Johann Tressplake
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Erna Sellmer
Erna Elisabeth Dorothea Sellmer (19 June 1905 – 13 May 1983) was a German film actress. She was best known in the English-speaking world for her role as housekeeper Frau Gerber in the 1970s Swiss-Canadian television series '' George'' about a ...
as Cornelia Tressplake
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Gunther Philipp as Dr. Alfred Krusius
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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 Fahrschulbesitzer
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Heidy Bohlen as Lilo Freddersen
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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 Vertreter
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Willy Millowitsch as Herr Rüttersbusch
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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 Polizist
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Edith Hancke as Helga
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Rudolf Schündler
Rudolf Ernst Paul Schündler (17 April 1906, in Leipzig – 12 December 1988, in Munich) was a German actor and director. He played "Karl" in ''The Exorcist'' (1973).
After finishing the film ''The Nasty Girl'', Schündler died of a heart attac ...
as Dr. Brunn
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Loni Heuser as Frau Müggel
*Achim Strietzel as Sonny
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Andrea Rau as Dottie
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Karl Dall as Kneipenmusiker
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Karel Gott
References
Bibliography
*Hans-Michael Bock and Tim Bergfelder. ''The Concise Cinegraph: An Encyclopedia of German Cinema''. Berghahn Books, 2009.
External links
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1969 films
West German films
Films based on Charley's Aunt
Films directed by Werner Jacobs
German comedy films
1969 comedy films
Constantin Film films
1960s German films
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