The Model Boy

The Model Boy
Directed by	Werner Jacobs
Written by	Janne Furch
Produced by	Herbert Gruber Karl Schwetter
Starring	Peter Alexander Cornelia Froboess Gunther Philipp
Cinematography	Sepp Ketterer Rudolf Sandtner
Edited by	Arnfried Heyne
Music by	Johannes Fehring
Production company	Sascha Film
Distributed by	Constantin Film
Release date	17 May 1963 (1963-05-17)
Running time	93 minutes
Country	Austria
Language	German

The Model Boy (German: Der Musterknabe) is a 1963 Austrian comedy film directed by Werner Jacobs and starring Peter Alexander, Cornelia Froboess and Gunther Philipp.^{[1] [2]}

It was shot at the Rosenhügel Studios in Vienna. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Fritz Jüptner-Jonstorff and Alexander Sawczynski.

Plot

A doctor poses as his brother and goes to school to help him get through the final exam of high school. In high school, he falls in love with a female student.

Cast

• Peter Alexander as Doctor Fritz Geyer
• Cornelia Froboess as Renate Pacher
• Theo Lingen as Prof. Dr. Liebreich
• Gunther Philipp as Doctor Erwin Berthold
• Gusti Wolf as Miss Puppernick, secretary
• Wolfgang Jansen as Benno Geyer
• Rudolf Carl as Erich Pacher
• Elisabeth Epp as Mathilde Pacher
• Adrienne Gessner as Elisabeth Geyer
• Joseph Egger as porter
• Franz Stoß as Professor Kramm
• Otto Loewe as Doctor Oberwasser

References

1. BFI.org
2. Von Dassanowsky p.184

Bibliography

• Von Dassanowsky, Robert. Austrian Cinema: A History. McFarland, 2005.

External links

• Der Musterknabe (1963) at IMDb