The Girl from Barnhelm (German: Das Fräulein von Barnhelm) is a 1940 German historical comedy film directed by Hans Schweikart and starring Käthe Gold, Ewald Balser and Fita Benkhoff. It is an adaptation of the 1767 play Minna von Barnhelm by Gotthold Ephraim Lessing.[1]
| The Girl from Barnhelm | |
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| Directed by | Hans Schweikart |
| Written by | |
| Produced by | Curt Prickler |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Carl Hoffmann |
| Edited by | Gottlieb Madl |
| Music by | Alois Melichar |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Bavaria Film |
Release date |
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Running time | 86 minutes |
| Country | Germany |
| Language | German |
Cast edit
- Käthe Gold as Minna von Barnhelm
- Ewald Balser as Major von Telheim
- Fita Benkhoff as Franziska
- Theo Lingen as Riccaut de la Marlinière
- Paul Dahlke as Just
- Fritz Kampers as Wachtmeister Werner
- Erich Ponto as Wirt
- Hans Leibelt as Graf Bruchsall
- Paul Wagner as Hauptmann Marloff
- Max Eckard as Cornet von Bonin
- Ernst Fritz Fürbringer as Schornow
- Albert Lippert as Prinz Heinrich
- Eduard von Winterstein as Müller Willig
- Gustav Waldau as Juwelier
- Ingolf Kuntze as Sächsischer Gesandter
- Friedrich Ulmer as Vorsitzender des Kriegsgerichts
- Annemarie Holtz as Schauspielerin
- Erna Sellmer as 1. sächsische Dame
- Lisa Helwig as 2. Sächsische Dame
- Luise Hohorst as 3. Sächsische Dame
- Else Kündinger as 4. Sächsische Dame
- Kurt Stieler as Ältester der Sächsischen Stände
- Herbert Kroll as Diener
- Otto Brefin as Sekretär
- Fritz Reiff as Stabsoffizier
- Charles Willy Kayser as 1. Offizier
- Peter Pasetti as 2. Offizier
- Werner Vogeler as Schreiber
- Julius Riedmueller as Feldjäger
- Kurt Eick as Preussischer Korporal
- Margarete Haagen as Sächsische Greisin
- Gerhard Bienert
- Walter Franck
- Luise Hoferat
- Klaus Pohl
- Friedrich Reich
References edit
- ^ Klossner p. 150
Bibliography edit
- Klossner, Michael (2002). The Europe of 1500–1815 on Film and Television. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Co. ISBN 978-0-7864-1223-5.
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