Almenrausch and Edelweiss (1957 film) explained

Almenrausch and Edelweiss
Director:	Harald Reinl
Music:	Nils Nobach
Cinematography:	Walter Riml
Editing:	Eva Kroll
Studio:	Bergland-Film
Distributor:	Prisma Film
Runtime:	85 minutes
Language:	German

Almenrausch and Edelweiss (de|'''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.^[1]

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.

Notes and References

1. Bushell p.36