''My Children and I'' (German: ''Meine Kinder und ich'') is a 1955 West German

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directed by

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and starring

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and

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.Bliersbach p.112 It was shot at the Templehof Studios in

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. The film's sets were designed by the

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and Ellen Schmidt.

Synopsis

When she is unexpectedly widowed, Mutz Hartmann needs to support her children and takes up a job as a

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. Meanwhile, her two eldest children try to make their way in the world.

Cast

as Mutz Hartmann *

as Gabriele 'Gaby' Roecker *

as Günther Hartmann * Hans Nielsen as Wilhelm Roecker * Paul Dahlke as Otto Baumann * Barbara Rost as Monika Hartmann * Roland Kaiser as Peter Hartmann * Karin Volquartz as Gisela *

Alexander Engel Alexander Engel, birth name: Kurt Engel (4 June 1902 – 25 July 1968) was a German film actor. He appeared in more than 70 films between 1932 and 1968. He was born in Berlin, Germany and died in Saarbrücken, West Germany. He chose the stag ...

as Herr Knirsch * Emil Suhrmann as Dr. Sibelius * Wolf Martini as Herr Strelow *

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as Frieda *

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as Untermieterin *

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* 1902 births 1978 deaths Male actors f ...

as Taxifahrer * Fritz Wagner as Erpresser *

Boy Gobert Boy Gobert (5 June 1925 – 30 May 1986) was a German film and television actor. Partial filmography * '' Island of the Dead'' (1955) – Schiffs-Steward * ''A Heart Full of Music'' (1955) – Granito Bubiblanca * ''My Children and I'' (1955) � ...

as Charlie Scheller - Manager

References

Bibliography

* Bliersbach, Gerhard. ''So grün war die Heide: der deutsche Nachkriegsfilm in neuer Sicht''. Beltz, 1985. * Bock, Hans-Michael & Bergfelder, Tim. ''The Concise CineGraph. Encyclopedia of German Cinema''. Berghahn Books, 2009.

External links

* 1955 films 1955 comedy films German comedy films West German films 1950s German-language films Films directed by Wolfgang Schleif 1950s German films Films shot at Tempelhof Studios Films scored by Georg Haentzschel {{1950s-Germany-comedy-film-stub