''Don't Get Angry'' (German: ''Mensch, ärgere dich nicht'') is a 1972 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 ol ...

directed by

Peter Weck Peter may refer to: People * List of people named Peter, a list of people and fictional characters with the given name * Peter (given name) ** Saint Peter (died 60s), apostle of Jesus, leader of the early Christian Church * Peter (surname), a su ...

and starring

Uschi Glas Helga Ursula "Uschi" Glas (; born 2 March 1944), sometimes credited as Ursula Glas, is a German actress in film, television and on stage, and a singer. Biography Born in Landau an der Isar, Bavaria, Glas started appearing in films in 1965. ...

Beppo Brem Beppo Brem (11 March 1906 in Munich, German Empire – September 5, 1990 in Munich, West Germany) was a German film actor, who was in over 200 film and television productions between 1932 and 1990. He often played stereotypically Bavarian characte ...

and

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 k ...

.Hobsch, Manfred. ''Liebe, Tanz und 1000 Schlagerfilme''. Schwarzkopf & Schwarzkopf, 1998. p. 34. . It takes its name from a popular German board game. The film's sets were designed by the

art director Art director is the title for a variety of similar job functions in theater, advertising, marketing, publishing, fashion, film industry, film and television, the Internet, and video games. It is the charge of a sole art director to supervise and ...

Leo Metzenbauer Leo Metzenbauer (15 January 1910 – 10 April 1993) was an Austrian art director.Kaul p.28 Selected filmography * ''Daughter of the Regiment'' (1953) * ''The Schimeck Family'' (1957) * ''The Forests Sing Forever'' (1959) * ''Gustav Adolf's Pag ...

Cast

as Ulla Wendt *

as Horst Vogel *

as Ewald Fröhlich * Karl Lieffen as Max * Chris Roberts as Thomas Conrad *

Christiane Hörbiger Christiane Hörbiger (13 October 1938 – 30 November 2022) was an Austrian stage, film, and television actress. Her first major film role was Mary Vetsera in '' Kronprinz Rudolfs letzte Liebe'' in 1955. She appeared on the stage of the Burgthe ...

as Frl. Glöckner *

Corinna Genest Corinna Genest (born August 16, 1938) is a German film and television actress.Cowie p.158 She is the daughter of the actress Gudrun Genest and the great niece of Hubert von Meyerinck. Selected filmography * ''Stage Fright'' (1960) * ''Always Tr ...

as Mathilde Kühlborn *

Bruno Hübner Bruno Hübner (1899–1983) was an Austrian film and television actor known for his work in Germany.Goble p.412 He was born in Reichenberg then in the Austro-Hungarian Empire, which later became part of Czechoslovakia. Selected filmography * ''Pu ...

as Clusius *Max Grießer as Katzinger *Klaus Dahlen as Alois *

Veronika Fitz Veronika Fitz (28 March 1936 – 2 January 2020) was a German television actress. She also had some solo-shows on the stage and produced a few singles. Selected filmography * '' The Vulture Wally'' (1956) * ''The Spessart Inn'' (1958) * '' The H ...

as Frau Linsinger *

Hans Korte Hans Korte (8 April 1929 – 25 September 2016) was a German actor. Filmography * ''Yesterday Girl'' (1966), as The Judge * ' (1967, TV Movie), as Ernst Röhm * ' (1970), as Kommissar * ''Nachbarn sind zum Ärgern da'' (1970), as Max Hirnbiss ...

as Paul Wegmann *Erni Singerl as Zenzi Vogel *

Margot Mahler Margot Mahler (1948–1997) was a German film and television actress.Pym p.553 She appeared in a number of sex comedies during the 1970s. Selected filmography * '' Angels of the Street'' (1969) * ''When You're With Me'' (1970) * ''The Mad Aunts S ...

as Frl. Quecke *Bruno W. Pantel as Director der Milchfirma *

Willy Harlander Willy Harlander (1931–2000) was a German film and television actor An actor or actress is a person who portrays a character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media su ...

as Ratzig, auto repairer * Erich Kleiber as Civil servant *Veronika Faber as saleswoman *

Otto Retzer Otto Retzer (born 1945) is an Austrian actor, producer and director.Schliesser & Moser p.117 Selected filmography * ''Don't Get Angry'' (1972) * '' 100 Fäuste und ein Vaterunser'' (1972) * ''Blue Blooms the Gentian'' (1973) * '' No Sin on the A ...

as elevator repairer *Werner Singh as policeman *Dagobert Walter as Will

References

External links

* 1972 comedy films German comedy films West German films Films directed by Peter Weck Films scored by Gerhard Heinz Gloria Film films 1970s German-language films 1970s German films {{1970s-Germany-film-stub