The Domestic Tyrant Explained

The Domestic Tyrant
Director:	Hans Deppe
Producer:	Walter Traut
Music:	Raimund Rosenberger
Cinematography:	Oskar Schnirch
Editing:	Werner Preuss
Studio:	Divina-Film
Distributor:	Gloria Film
Runtime:	90 minutes
Country:	West Germany
Language:	German

The Domestic Tyrant (German: '''Der Haus-Tyrann''') is a 1959 West German comedy film directed by Hans Deppe and starring Heinz Erhardt, Grethe Weiser and Peter Vogel.^[1] It is based on the play The Scoundrel by Hans Reimann and Toni Impekoven, which has been made into several films.

The film's sets were designed by the art directors Werner Achmann and Willy Schatz.

Synopsis

An overbearing owner of a coffee shop torments his family and customers, until he finds himself in court.

Cast

• Heinz Erhardt as Paul Perlacher
• Grethe Weiser as Amalie Hartung
• Peter Vogel as Hannes Hartung
• Helga Martin as Inge Perlacher
• Rudolf Platte as waiter Gottlieb
• as Alex Perlacher
• Arnulf Schröder as professor
• Ernst Waldow as examining magistrate Dr. Wallner
• Beppo Brem as constable Rübsam
• Eduard Linkers as prosecutor
• Hans Leibelt as judge
• Else Quecke as Trude Perlacher
• Dietrich Thoms as postman
• Willy Hagara as himself

Soundtrack

• Willy Hagara — "Es kann im Frühling sein" (Music by Josef Niessen, lyrics by Bruno Balz)
• Willy Hagara — "Man liebt nur einmal" (Music by Josef Niessen, lyrics by Bruno Balz)

Bibliography

• Hans-Michael Bock and Tim Bergfelder. The Concise Cinegraph: An Encyclopedia of German Cinema. Berghahn Books, 2009.

Notes and References

1. Bock & Bergfelder p.113