Die Familie Hesselbach

Die Familie Hesselbach is a 1954 West German film about a lower middle class German family. It stars, and was written and directed by Wolf Schmidt and was based on a popular radio show.

Die Familie Hesselbach
Release date
  • 1954 (1954)
CountryWest Germany
LanguageGerman
BudgetUS $30,000[1]
Box officeUS $250,000[1]

It was followed by three sequels:

  • The Hesselbach Family on Vacation (1955)
  • The Horoscope of Family Hesselbach (Das Horoskop der Familie Hesselbach (1956)[2]
  • Herr Hesselbach und die Firma (1956)

Production

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Wolf Schmidt had made a successful radio series that ran from 1951 to 1958 but was unable to get finance for the film version so shot it in his own apartment in Friedberg.[1]

Reception

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The movie was a hit and the first post-war German film to gross over one million marks ($250,000).[1] It led to three sequels and a television series which ran from 1960 until 1963.[3][4]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Faster & Cheaper in Japan (That Includes Fare)". Variety. 12 Feb 1964. p. 40.
  2. ^ "Das Horoskop der Familie Hesselbach - Review". Variety. 15 Feb 1956. p. 6.
  3. ^ Guild, Hazel (2 August 1961). "'Contrast Program Without Contrast' Label Pinned on Germany's New TV'". Variety. p. 32.
  4. ^ "Reich's Oldest B'cast Show 'Family Hesselbach' Ends Run as One-Man Project". Variety. 19 June 1963. p. 48.
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