The First Day of Spring
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Directed by | Helmut Weiss |
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Cinematography | Karl Löb |
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Music by | Georg Haentzschel |
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Distributed by | Deutsche London-Film |
Release date | 5 June 1956 |
Running time | 92 minutes |
Country | West Germany |
Language | German |
The First Day of Spring (German: Der erste Frühlingstag) is a 1956 West German comedy film directed by Helmut Weiss and starring Luise Ullrich, Paul Dahlke and Ingeborg Schöner.[1] It was based on the 1935 play Call It a Day by the British writer Dodie Smith.
It was made at the Spandau Studios in Berlin. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Mathias Matthies and Ellen Schmidt.
Cast[]
- Luise Ullrich as Dolly
- Paul Dahlke as Robert Hiller
- Ingeborg Schöner as Vera
- Matthias Fuchs as Martin
- as Lilo
- Fita Benkhoff as Käthe
- Robert Freitag as Bruno
- Gustav Fröhlich as Paul Frank
- Heli Finkenzeller as Edith
- Brigitte Grothum as Trixi
- Blandine Ebinger as Elsi
- Carla Hagen as Fanny
- as Oma
- Katharina Mayberg as Bettina Morelli
- as Albert
- as Martha
- as Fred
See also[]
- Call It a Day (1937)
References[]
- ^ Parish p.505
Bibliography[]
- Parish, James Robert. Film Actors Guide. Scarecrow Press, 1977.
External links[]
Categories:
- German-language films
- 1956 films
- West German films
- German comedy films
- 1956 comedy films
- Films directed by Helmut Weiss
- American film remakes
- German films based on plays
- Films based on works by Dodie Smith
- Films shot at Spandau Studios
- 1950s German film stubs