Uncle Bräsig

For the later television series, see Uncle Bräsig (TV series).

Uncle Bräsig
Directed by	Erich Waschneck
Written by	Rolf Meyer
Based on	From My Farming Days by Fritz Reuter
Produced by	Erich Waschneck
Starring	Otto Wernicke Heinrich Schroth Harry Hardt Suse Graf
Cinematography	Georg Bruckbauer
Music by	Kurt Schröder
Production company	Fanal-Filmproduktion
Distributed by	UFA
Release date	25 December 1936 (1936-12-25)
Country	Germany
Language	German

Uncle Bräsig (German: Onkel Bräsig) is a 1936 German historical comedy film directed by Erich Waschneck and starring Otto Wernicke, Heinrich Schroth and Harry Hardt. It marked the film debut of the Swedish actress Kristina Söderbaum who went on to be a major star of Nazi cinema. Söderbaum won her part in a contest organised by UFA.^[1] It was based on the 1862 novel From My Farming Days by Fritz Reuter. The film was shot at the Grunewald Studios in Berlin with sets designed by the art director Robert A. Dietrich.^[2]

Cast

• Otto Wernicke as Onkel Bräsig
• Heinrich Schroth as Karl Hawermann
• Harry Hardt as Baron Axel von Rambow
• Suse Graf as Luise Hawermann
• Elga Brink as Frau Frieda von Rambow
• Carsta Löck as Nahrhafte Mamsell
• Hans Richter as Triddelfitz, Volontär
• Fritz Hoopts as Jochen Nüssler
• Jakob Tiedtke as Pomuchelskopp
• Erich Fiedler as Gottlieb
• Hans Brausewetter as Rudolf, Jungbauer
• Hildegard Barko as Linning, Zwillingsschwester
• Kristina Söderbaum as Minning, Zwillingsschwester
• Ursula Herking as Malchen
• Babsi Schultz-Reckewell as Margaret, seine Tochter
• Kurt Fischer-Fehling s Franz von Rambow
• Paul Westermeier as Rektor Baldrian
• Magdalena Schmidt as Seine Frau
• Albert Arid as Knecht
• Dorothea Thiess as Seine Frau
• Fritz Rasp as Slusohr, ein Gauner
• Lena Haustein as Salchen
• Julius E. Herrmann as Kaufmann Kurz
• William Huch as Kammerrat von Rambow
• Karl Junge-Swinburne as Amtmann
• Robert Leffler as Sadenwasser
• Klaus Pohl as Nachtwächter
• Gustav Rickelt as Der Lehrer
• Manny Ziener as Frau Nüssler

See also

• During My Apprenticeship (1919)

References

1. Kreimeier p. 297
2. Klaus p.162

Bibliography

• Ascheid, Antje (2003). Hitler's Heroines: Stardom and Womanhood in Nazi Cinema. Philadelphia: Temple University Press. ISBN 978-1-56639-984-5.
• Klaus, Ulrich J. Deutsche Tonfilme: Jahrgang 1936. Klaus-Archiv, 1988.
• Kreimeier, Klaus (1999). The Ufa Story: A History of Germany's Greatest Film Company, 1918–1945. Berkeley: University of California Press. ISBN 978-0-520-22069-0.

External links

• Uncle Bräsig at IMDb