''If We All Were Angels'' () is a 1956 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

Günther Lüders Günther Lüders (5 March 1905 – 1 March 1975) was a German actor. He appeared in more than 120 films between 1934 and 1975. He lived in Urfeld am Walchensee from 1954 until 1975. Selected filmography * ''Count Woronzeff'' (1934), as Cousin ...

and starring

Dieter Borsche Albert Eugen Rollomann (25 October 1909 – 5 August 1982), better known as Dieter Borsche, was a German actor. He appeared in more than 90 films between 1935 and 1981. Since 1944, he suffered from muscle atrophy and had to use a wheelchair ...

Marianne Koch Marianne Koch (; born 19 August 1931) is a German retired actress, best known for her appearances in Spaghetti Westerns and adventure films of the 1960s. She later worked as a television host and as a physician. Career Between 1950 and 1971 ...

and

Hans Söhnker Hans Söhnker (11 October 1903 – 20 April 1981) was a German film actor. He appeared in more than 100 films between 1933 and 1980. He was born in Kiel, Germany and died in West Berlin, West Germany. Selected filmography * '' The Tsarevich'' ...

. It is a remake of the 1936 film '' If We All Were Angels''.

Cast

as Christian Kempenich *

as Elisabeth Kempenich *

as Enrico Farlotti * Carla Hagen as Marie *

Fita Benkhoff Fita Benkhoff (1 November 1901 – 26 October 1967) was a German actress. Life Benkhoff was born in 1901. She appeared in more than 100 films between 1933 and 1967. When the actress Louise Dumont separated from her husband in the 1920s, Be ...

as Selma *

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 Kommissar *

Erich Ponto Erich Johannes Bruno Ponto (14 December 1884 – 14 February 1957) was a German film and stage actor. Career Erich Ponto was born in Lübeck as the son of a textile merchant. After his family had moved to Hamburg- Eimsbüttel, he attended the g ...

as Amtsrichter *

Ingrid Pan Ingrid Pan (9 August 1930 – 30 November 1995) was a German stage and film actress who was active in West German cinema during the 1950s in prominent supporting roles. She later worked frequently in radio. Pan was married to the German actor a ...

as Fräulein Knüll *

Edith Hancke Edith Hancke (; 14 October 1928 – 4 June 2015) was a German stage, film and television actress. Life and career Edith Hancke, daughter of a bank clerk, grew up in Berlin-Charlottenburg. She received an education at the Lettehaus and, at the ...

as Junge Animierdame *

Elisabeth Lennartz Elisabeth Lennartz (1902–2001) was a German stage actress. Although she worked primarily in the theatre, she also appeared in several films. Lennartz was an associate of Marlene Dietrich in 1920s Berlin. In 1928 she starred in the play '' Katha ...

as Frau Schimmelpfennig * Ellinor Lang *

Albert Florath Albert Peter Adam Florath (7 December 1888, Bielefeld – 11 March 1957, Gaildorf) was a German stage and film actor. Early life and education Born to Joseph Florath, a locksmith, and his wife Matilda, née Burkart, he attended school in Brak ...

as Justizrat Genius *

Joachim Teege Joachim Teege (November 30, 1925 – November 19, 1969) was a German actor. Selected filmography * '' The Adventures of Fridolin'' (1948) - Heini Bock * '' Und wieder 48'' (1948) - Reisender * '' The Staircase'' (1950) - Herbert Ehrke * ''The Merr ...

as Amtsanwalt * Rudolf Therkatz as Bürgermeister * Walter Gross as Robert *

Willy Maertens Willy Maertens (1893–1967) was a German film and television actor. He was married to the actress Charlotte Kramm with whom he had a son Peter Maertens. Selected filmography * ''Attack on Baku'' (1942) - Notar beim dänischen Ölherrn Jenssen ...

as Jörges * Adolf Dell as Bürgermeister

Bibliography

* Williams, Alan. ''Film and Nationalism''. Rutgers University Press, 2002.

External links

* 1956 films West German films German comedy films 1956 comedy films 1950s German-language films Films based on German novels Films based on works by Heinrich Spoerl Remakes of German films Bavaria Film films Films shot at Bavaria Studios 1950s German films Films scored by Franz Grothe German-language comedy films {{1950s-Germany-comedy-film-stub