''The Violin Maker of Mittenwald'' () is a 1950 West German

drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. The drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular ...

directed by

Rudolf Schündler Rudolf Ernst Paul Schündler (17 April 1906, in Leipzig – 12 December 1988, in Munich) was a German actor and director. He played "Karl" in ''The Exorcist'' (1973). After finishing the film ''The Nasty Girl'', Schündler died of a heart attac ...

and starring

Willy Rösner Willy Rösner (1893–1966) was a German stage and film actor.Parrill p.131 Selected filmography * '' The King's Prisoner'' (1935) * '' The Monastery's Hunter'' (1935) * '' The Hunter of Fall'' (1936) * ''Frau Sixta'' (1938) * '' Water for Canito ...

, Paul Richter and Franziska Kinz. It is a heimatfilm, based on

Ludwig Ganghofer Ludwig Ganghofer (7 July 1855 – 24 July 1920) was a German writer. He has been called the "most-adapted author in the history of German cinema", as many of his novels were turned into films. Biography Ganghofer was born in Kaufbeuren, Bavaria, ...

's play of the same name.Goble p. 173 It was shot at the

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took place in the Austrian Tyrol,

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and

Mittenwald Mittenwald () is a German municipality in the district of Garmisch-Partenkirchen, in Bavaria. Geography Mittenwald is located approximately 16 kilometres to the south-east of Garmisch-Partenkirchen. It is situated in the Valley of the river Isar, ...

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, known as a historic centre of violin manufacturing.

Cast

as Benedikt Oberbucher * Paul Richter as Vitus Brandner * Franziska Kinz as Posthalterin * Erika von Thellmann as Kuni Schlederer * Ingeborg Cornelius as Afra Schlederer * Erika Remberg as Veronika *

Elise Aulinger Elise Aulinger (11 December 1881 – 12 February 1965) was a German stage, radio and film actress. Selected filmography * ''The Favourite of the Queen'' (1922) * ''Martin Luther'' (1923) * '' What the Stones Tell'' (1925) * ''The Seventh Son'' ( ...

as Barbara *

Gustl Gstettenbaur Gustl Gstettenbaur (1 March 1914 – 20 November 1996) was a German stage, film and television actor. Born in Bavaria, Gustl Gstettenbaur began his career onstage as a child actor in 1927, at the age of thirteen. He went on to play a variety of ...

as Ludwig * Heinz-Leo Fischer as Serventa * Sepp Nigg as Klarinettensteffl * Thea Aichbichler as Theres *

Rolf Pinegger Rolf Pinegger (25 March 1873 – 18 October 1957) was a German stage and film actor who appeared in over forty films, generally in supporting roles. Selected filmography * ''The Dying Salome'' (1919) * ''The Last Shot'' (1920) * '' The Blame'' ( ...

as Jägerfranzl *

Franz Fröhlich Franz may refer to: People * Franz (given name) * Franz (surname) Places * Franz (crater), a lunar crater * Franz, Ontario, a railway junction and unorganized town in Canada * Franz Lake, in the state of Washington, United States – see Fran ...

as Posthalter * Minna Spaeth as Agathe * Hans Pössenbacher as Loisl * Karl Finkenzeller as Italienischer Reisender * Ruth Killer as Freundin von Serventa * Bertl Schultes as Bürgermeister * Karl Theodor Langen * Loni Schultes * Ruth Kappelsberger * Georg Bauer * Melanie Webelhorst

References

Bibliography

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

External links

* 1950 films West German films German drama films 1950 drama films 1950s German-language films Films directed by Rudolf Schündler Films shot at Bavaria Studios Bavaria Film films Films set in the Alps German films based on plays Films based on works by Ludwig Ganghofer Remakes of German films Films about violins and violinists German black-and-white films 1950s German films Films scored by Bernhard Eichhorn {{1950s-Germany-drama-film-stub