The Blue and White Lion

The Blue and White Lion
German film poster
German	Der weißblaue Löwe
Directed by	Olf Fischer Werner Jacobs
Written by	Olf Fischer Werner Jacobs
Produced by	Martin Pichert Peter Wehrand
Starring	Wastl Witt Elise Aulinger Lore Frisch
Cinematography	Kurt Hasse
Edited by	Werner Jacobs
Music by	Werner Bochmann
Production company	Primus Film
Distributed by	Kopp-Filmverleih
Release date	18 November 1952 (1952-11-18)
Running time	102 minutes
Country	West Germany
Language	German

The Blue and White Lion (German: Der weißblaue Löwe) is a 1952 West German comedy film directed by Werner Jacobs and Olf Fischer and starring Wastl Witt, Elise Aulinger and Lore Frisch.^[1] It is based on several stories by Ludwig Thoma. It was shot at the Bavaria Studios in Munich. The film's sets were designed by Franz Bi and Bruno Monden.

Synopsis

While very drunk, Bavarian Josef Filser agrees to buy a dilapidated fire station from the municipality. Sobered up the next day, he can't remember the deal. When the mayor insists on their agreement, Filser retaliates by breaking off the engagement of their son and daughter.

Cast

• Wastl Witt as Josef Filser
• Elise Aulinger as Theres Filser
• Lore Frisch as Zenzi Filser
• Paul Kürzinger as Hias, Knecht
• Eliezer Schnall as Doctor Hans Friedrich Knust
• Hans Fitz as Haslinger, Postwirt und Bürgermeister
• Hannes Keppler as Michl Haslinger
• Barbara Gallauner as Zilli, Kellnerin
• Rudolf Schündler as Herr von Kleewitz
• Mady Rahl as Frau von Kleewitz
• Willi Rose as Fritz Stüve, Reisender
• Ernst Fritz Fürbringer as Vorsitzender des Gerichts
• Erich Ponto as Regierungspräsident

See also

• Onkel Filser – Allerneueste Lausbubengeschichten (1966)

References

1. Hake, Sabine (2009). Bock, Hans-Michael; Bergfelder, Tim (eds.). The Concise Cinegraph: Encyclopaedia of German Cinema. New York: Berghahn Books. p. 693. doi:10.2307/j.ctt1x76dm6. ISBN 978-1571816559. JSTOR j.ctt1x76dm6. S2CID 252868046.

Bibliography

• Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.

External links

• The Blue and White Lion at IMDb