Herr Puntila and His Servant Matti (1960 film)

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Herr Puntila and His Servant Matti
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German poster
Directed byAlberto Cavalcanti
Written byBertolt Brecht (play)
Hella Wuolijoki
Alberto Cavalcanti
Vladimir Pozner
Produced by
StarringCurt Bois
Heinz Engelmann
Maria Emo
CinematographyAndré Bac
Edited by
Music byHanns Eisler
Production
companies
Heinrich Bauer-Film
Wien-Film
Distributed bySascha-Verleih
Release date
  • 21 October 1960 (1960-10-21)
Running time
97 minutes
CountryAustria
LanguageGerman

Herr Puntila and His Servant Matti (German: Herr Puntila und sein Knecht Matti) is a 1960 Austrian comedy film directed by Alberto Cavalcanti and starring Curt Bois, Heinz Engelmann and Maria Emo.[1] It was made at the Soviet-controlled Rosenhügel Studios in Vienna. Production began in 1955, but wasn't completed until 1960.[2] The film is based on the 1948 play of the same name by Bertolt Brecht.[3]

Cast[]

References[]

  1. ^ "HERR PUNTILA UND SEIN KNECHT MATTI (1956)". BFI.
  2. ^ Davidson & Hake p.221
  3. ^ Goble, Alan (September 8, 2011). The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter. ISBN 9783110951943 – via Google Books.

Bibliography[]

  • Davidson, John & Hake, Sabine. Framing the Fifties: Cinema in a Divided Germany. Berghahn Books, 2007.

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