The Schimeck Family (1957 film)

The Schimeck Family
Directed by	Georg Jacoby
Written by	Helmuth M. Backhaus Karl Farkas
Based on	The Schimek Family by Gustaf Kadelburg
Produced by	Alfred Stöger
Starring	Theo Lingen Fita Benkhoff Helga Neuner
Cinematography	Elio Carniel
Edited by	Renate Jelinek
Music by	Heinz Sandauer
Production company	Vienna Mundus
Distributed by	Europa-Filmverleih
Release date	24 May 1957 (1957-05-24)
Running time	97 minutes
Country	Austria
Language	German

The Schimeck Family (German: Familie Schimek) is a 1957 Austrian comedy film directed by Georg Jacoby and starring Theo Lingen, Fita Benkhoff and Helga Neuner.^[1] The film's sets were designed by the art director Leo Metzenbauer. It is loosely based on the play of the same title by Gustaf Kadelburg, which had previously been adapted into a 1935 German film The Schimeck Family.

Cast

• Theo Lingen as Anton Kaltenbach
• Fita Benkhoff as Bernhardine, seine Frau
• Helga Neuner as Dora, ihre Tochter
• Adrienne Gessner as Tante Rosa
• Ernst Waldow as Josef Weigel
• Peer Schmidt as Dr. Kiesling, Advokat
• Oskar Sima as Johannes Zawadil
• Lucie Englisch as Frau Schimek
• Helga Martin as Hedwig Schimek, ihre Tochter
• Günther Fischer as Willy Schimek, ihr Sohn
• Rudi Priefer as Franzl Schimek, ihr Sohn
• Josef Meinrad as Baumann, Tischler
• Ernst Waldbrunn as Richter
• Cissy Kraner as Singer
• Ernst Meister as Edi, ein junger Mann aus 'besserem Haus'

References

1. Von Dassanowsky p.173

Bibliography

• Von Dassanowsky, Robert. Austrian Cinema. McFarland & Co, 2005.

External links

• The Schimeck Family at IMDb