The Sinful Village (1954 film)

The Sinful Village
Directed by	Ferdinand Dörfler
Written by	Max Neal (play) Joe Stöckel Joseph Dalman
Produced by	Ferdinand Dörfler
Starring	Joe Stöckel Günther Lüders Renate Mannhardt
Cinematography	Heinz-Günter Görisch Bruno Mondi
Edited by	Jutta Hering Hildegard Neumann
Music by	Emil Ferstl
Production company	Dörfler-Filmproduktion
Distributed by	Deutsche Film Hansa
Release date	10 September 1954 (1954-09-10)
Running time	93 minutes
Country	West Germany
Language	German

The Sinful Village (German: Das sündige Dorf) is a 1954 West German comedy film directed by Ferdinand Dörfler and starring Joe Stöckel, Günther Lüders and Renate Mannhardt.^[1] It was based on the play Das sündige Dorf by Max Neal. It is a remake of the 1940 film of the same title.^[2]

It was shot at the Bavaria Studios in Munich. The film's sets were designed by the art director Wolf Englert and Max Mellin.

Main cast

• Joe Stöckel as Thomas Stangassinger
• Günther Lüders as Christian Süßbier
• Renate Mannhardt as Afra
• Hanna Hutten as Vevi
• Elise Aulinger as Therese Stangassinger
• Beppo Brem as Wegscheidbauer
• Walter Reyer as Sepp Stangassinger
• Albert Rueprecht as Toni Stangassinger
• Wastl Witt as Mathias Vogelhuber

See also

• The Sinful Village (1940)
• The Sinful Village (1966)

References

1. BFI.org
2. Ludewig p.220

Bibliography

• Alexandra Ludewig. Screening Nostalgia: 100 Years of German Heimat Film. 2014.

External links

• The Sinful Village at IMDb