Almenrausch and Edelweiss (1957 film)

For the silent film, see Almenrausch and Edelweiss (1928 film).

Almenrausch and Edelweiss (German: Almenrausch und Edelweiß) is a 1957 Austrian-West German comedy film directed by Harald Reinl and starring Elma Karlowa, Karin Dor and Harald Juhnke. It is part of the postwar tradition of Heimatfilm.

Almenrausch and Edelweiss
Directed by	Harald Reinl
Written by	Franz Marischka Ilse Lotz-Dupont Tibor Yost Willy Stock Albert Janschek
Produced by	Kurt Hammer
Starring	Elma Karlowa Karin Dor Harald Juhnke
Cinematography	Walter Riml
Edited by	Eva Kroll
Music by	Nils Nobach
Production company	Bergland-Film
Distributed by	Prisma Film
Release date	20 December 1957
Running time	85 minutes
Countries	Austria West Germany
Language	German

The film's sets were designed by the art director Felix Smetana. Location shooting took place in Bavaria, Upper Austria and Switzerland.

Cast

• Elma Karlowa as Ilonka Ferency
• Karin Dor as Maresi Meier
• Bert Fortell as Robert Teichmann
• Harald Juhnke as Max Lachner
• Paul Westermeier as Generaldirektor Ferdinand Meyer
• Maria Andergast as Friedl Meier
• Joseph Egger as Förster Fenninger
• Theodor Danegger as Hotelportier Xandl
• Theo Lingen as Kammerdiener Leo Amadeus Schulze

Soundtrack

• Das Hansen-Quartett - "Der starke Max aus Halifax"
• Elma Karlowa and Harald Juhnke dubbed by Das Hansen-Quartett - "Ich tanz heut ohne Schuh"
• Das Hansen-Quartett - "Liebling, denk an Mich" (Music by Gert Wilden)

Bibliography

• Anthony Bushell. Polemical Austria: The Rhetorics of National Identity from Empire to the Second Republic. University of Wales Press, 2013.

External links

• Almenrausch und Edelweiß at IMDb
• Almenrausch und Edelweiß is available for free viewing and download at the Internet Archive