''Sophienlund'' is a 1943 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 o ...

directed by

Heinz Rühmann Heinrich Wilhelm "Heinz" Rühmann (; 7 March 1902 – 3 October 1994) was a German film actor who appeared in over 100 films between 1926 and 1993. He is one of the most famous and popular German actors of the 20th century, and is considered a Ge ...

and starring Harry Liedtke, Käthe Haack and

Hannelore Schroth Hannelore Emilie Käte Grete Schroth (; 10 January 1922 – 7 July 1987) was a German film, stage, and television actress whose career spanned over five decades. Career Born in Berlin in 1922, she was the daughter of popular stage and film actor ...

. It was based on a play of the same title by

Helmut Weiss Helmut Weiss (January 25, 1907 – January 13, 1969) was a German actor, screenwriter, and film director. He was notable for directing '' Tell the Truth'' the first film produced in what was to become the future West Germany after the Second World ...

and Fritz von Woedtke.Goble p.494 It was shot at the

Babelsberg Studios Babelsberg Film Studio (german: Filmstudio Babelsberg), located in Potsdam-Babelsberg outside Berlin, Germany, is the second oldest large-scale film studio in the world only preceded by the Danish Nordisk Film (est. 1906), producing films since ...

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and on location around the baroque Buckow Castle. The film's sets were designed by the art director Willi Herrmann . The 1956 Austrian film '' Engagement at Wolfgangsee'' was an

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remake directed by Helmut Weiss.

Synopsis

When the Eckberg family gather at the

manor house A manor house was historically the main residence of the lord of the manor. The house formed the administrative centre of a manor in the European feudal system; within its great hall were held the lord's manorial courts, communal meals with ...

Sophienlund it transpires that two twin brothers are not really children of the house, and therefore one of them can marry the girl he thought to be his sister.

Cast

* Harry Liedtke as Erick Eckberg * Käthe Haack as Sigrid Eckberg *

as Gabriele Eckberg * Robert Tessen as Michael Eckberg * Fritz Wagner as Knut Eckberg *

Stina Sorbon Stina is a feminine given name, common in the Nordic countries, and may refer to: * Stina Aronson (1892–1956), Swedish writer *Stina Berg (1869–1930), Swedish actress *Stina Bergman (1888–1976), Swedish writer, translator, and screenwriter *S ...

as Birgit Lundquist *

Hans Quest Hans Quest (1915–1997) was a German actor and film director. Selected filmography Director *'' Wenn der Vater mit dem Sohne'' (1955) *''The Happy Wanderer'' (1955) *''Charley's Aunt'' (1956) *'' Wenn Poldi ins Manöver zieht'' (1956) *''Ein Man ...

as Jürgen * Jeanette Bethge as Selma *

Clemens Hasse Clemens Hasse (13 April 1908 – 28 July 1959) was a German actor and synchroniser. Biography Hasse was born in Königsberg, East Prussia to a public official and attended his stage education at the ''Preussisches Staatstheater'' in Berlin. Be ...

as Kramer

References

Bibliography

* Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film''. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.

External links

* 1943 films Films of Nazi Germany German comedy films 1943 comedy films 1940s German-language films Terra Film films Films shot at Babelsberg Studios German films based on plays Films directed by Heinz Rühmann 1940s German films {{1940s-Germany-film-stub