''Mariandl'' is a 1961 Austrian

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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

Cornelia Froboess Cornelia Froboess (; born 28 October 1943) is a German actress and a teen idol of the 1950s and early 1960s. During that time, Froboess appeared in many West German and Austrian musical films, especially after the rock and roll wave had hit Germ ...

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and

Waltraut Haas Waltraut Haas (9 June 1927 – 23 April 2025) was an Austrian actress and singer who appeared in around 70 films. She gained recognition in her first film, as Mariandl in '' Der Hofrat Geiger'' in 1947, and starred alongside Peter Alexander in 1 ...

. It was followed by a sequel '' Mariandl's Homecoming'' in 1962. A girl living in a hotel aspires to a musical

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. The film's sets were designed by the

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Fritz Jüptner-Jonstorff Fritz Jüptner-Jonstorff (1908–1993) was an Austrian art directorDassanowsky p.130 who worked on more than a hundred films during his career. Jüptner-Jonstorff was one of the leading figures in his field in Europe, designing sets for films such ...

and Alexander Sawczynski.

Song: "Mariandl"

Part of the film soundtrack is the single "Mariandl" which was composed by Hans Lang. The song had been translated into an English version which was sung by

Petula Clark Sally "Petula" Clark (born 15 November 1932) is a British singer, actress, and songwriter. She started her professional career as a child actor, child performer and has had the longest career of any British entertainer, spanning more than 85 y ...

and Jimmy Young.

Cast

as Mariandl *

as Hofrat Franz Geiger *

as Marianne Mühlhuber * Hans Moser as Opa Windischgruber * Gunther Philipp as Gustl Pfüller *

Peter Weck Peter Weck (born 12 August 1930) is an Austrian film director and actor. In addition to his about 130 film and television acting credits between 1954 and 2015, he worked as a director on more than 50 productions between 1969 and 2007. Biography ...

as Peter Hofer *

Susi Nicoletti Susi Nicoletti (3 September 1918 – 5 June 2005) was a Bavarian-born actress best remembered today for over 100 supporting roles mostly in comedy films. She was born as Susanne Emilie Luise Adele Habersack in Munich, but spent most of her child ...

as Franzi * Edith Elmay as Steffi Holler *

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as Liesl *

Elisabeth Stiepl Elisabeth Stiepl (27 February 1921 – 4 May 2007) was an Austrian film and television actress. As a character actress, she appeared in more than ninety film and TV productions during her career in small or supporting parts. Stiepl died in Neuleng ...

as Theres, Kellnerin * Hugo Gottschlich as Ferdl, Dienstmann

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* 1961 films Austrian musical drama films 1960s German-language films Films directed by Werner Jacobs Remakes of Austrian films Sascha-Film films Constantin Film films Films scored by Johannes Fehring Films scored by Hans Lang 1960s musical drama films 1961 drama films German-language musical drama films {{Austria-film-stub

Song: "Mariandl"

Cast

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