''Twelve Girls and One Man'' (German: ''Zwölf Mädchen und ein Mann'') is a 1959 Austrian

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directed by

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and starring

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and Gunther Philipp.Büttner & Dewald p.350 It was shot at the

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. The film's sets were designed by the

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s Theodor Harisch and

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Synopsis

Following a series of robberies, a detective goes undercover at an

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while at the same time twelve female students arrive there on holiday.

Cast

as Florian Thaler *

as Eva, genannt 'Amazone' * Gunther Philipp as Anderl Seidl, Hilfsgendarm * Gerlinde Locker as Rosel Fuchs *

Joe Stöckel Josef "Joe" Stöckel (27 September 1894, Munich – 14 June 1959) was a Germans, German actor, screenwriter and film director. Selected filmography Actor * ''The Villa in Tiergarten Park'' (1927) * ''The Champion Shot'' (1932) * ''S.A.-Mann Brand' ...

as Bürgermeister Fuchs * Ernst Waldbrunn as Josef Walz - Gendarmerieposten-Kommandant *

Helga Schlack Helga (derived from Old Norse ''heilagr'' - "holy", "blessed") is a female name, used mainly in Scandinavia, German-speaking countries and the Low Countries (''Hege'', ''Helle'', ''Helge'', ''Helga'', ''Helka'' or ''Oili''). The name was in use i ...

as Monika, genannt 'Mondänika' *

Veronika Bayer Veronika Bayer (born 4 June 1940, Stuttgart – d. 31 January 2008) was a German actress. Filmography * 1959: ''Liebe, Luft und lauter Lügen'' * 1959: ''Melodie und Rhythmus'' * 1959: '' Twelve Girls and One Man'' * 1960: '' Beloved August ...

as Mäuschen, 'Die Unscheinbare' * Ursula Heyer as Ruth 'Die Pedantische' *

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as Do 'Lady Superfein' * Martha Hauser as Coco, 'Der Papagei' * Rosemarie Kirstein as Grit, 'Miß Kurvenreich' * Lisbeth Gemzell as Sweety, 'Die wandelnde Konditorei' * Eva Iro as Lizzi, 'Die Junke-Box' * Ingemarie Tramm as Mimi, 'Mimosa, die Gekränkte' * Susanne Cronau as Vera 'Die Nahrhafte' * Monika Berger as Sabine, 'Die Handgestrickte' * Wolf Neuber as Der stramme Max * Raoul Retzer as Gentleman-Schorschi * Rudolf Strobl as Rittmeister Lanz

References

Bibliography

* Elisabeth Büttner & Christian Dewald. ''Anschluss an Morgen: eine Geschichte des österreichischen Films von 1945 bis zur Gegenwart''. Residenz Verlag, 1997.

External links

* 1959 films Austrian comedy films 1959 comedy films 1950s German-language films Films directed by Hans Quest Films shot at Rosenhügel Studios UFA GmbH films Films scored by Franz Grothe {{1950s-Austria-film-stub