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Wir Wunderkinder

Wir Wunderkinder

1958Movie⏱️ 1h 47m
Comedy
7.5
IMDB Rating
501 votes

The movie explains Germany from 1913 until 1955 by example of two contrary characters: The idealistic journalist Hans (H.-J. Felmy) loses his work during the Third Reich, whereas opportunist Bruno (R. Graf) makes career to himself...

Director
Kurt Hoffmann
Writers
Heinz Pauck, Günter Neumann, Hugo Hartung
Stars
Johanna von Koczian, Hansjörg Felmy, Wera Frydtberg
Release Date
October 28, 1958
Language
German, Danish
Country
West Germany
🏆 5
Wins
🎯 1
Nominations
💬 3
Reviews
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🎭 Top Cast

Johanna von Koczian
Johanna von Koczian
as Kirsten Hansen
Hansjörg Felmy
Hansjörg Felmy
as Hans Boeckel
Wera Frydtberg
Wera Frydtberg
as Vera von Lieven
Robert Graf
Robert Graf
as Bruno Tiches
Elisabeth Flickenschildt
Elisabeth Flickenschildt
as Mary Meisegeier
👤
Jürgen Goslar
as Schally Meisegeier
👤
Liesl Karlstadt
as Mrs. Roselieb
👤
Michl Lang
as Anton Roselieb
Pinkas Braun
Pinkas Braun
as Siegfried Stein
Ingrid Pan
Ingrid Pan
as Doddy Meisegeier

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.66 : 1
Sound
Mono
Color
Black and White
Filming Location
Bavaria-Ateliers, Geiselgasteig, Grünwald, Bavaria, Germany
Production
Filmaufbau

🏷️ Keywords

satire comedysatirebased on novel

🎯 Categories

GermanSatireComedy

⭐ Featured Review

Beautiful, shamefully overlooked film
by jononfire2003-06-25
9/10

"A film strong and beautiful enough to live in my memory many years after the one time I saw it in college. It presents a highly atmospheric tapestry of comedy, drama and sweeping photography depicting life in postwar Germany, and is eminently deserving of release on video (or DVD). Its emergence in revival is extremely rare; what goes?..."

💡 Did You Know?

Helmut Brasch as Herr Untermüller got cut from the final release print.

📖 Synopsis

The movie explains Germany from 1913 until 1955 by example of two contrary characters: The idealistic journalist Hans (H.-J. Felmy) loses his work during the Third Reich, whereas opportunist Bruno (R. Graf) makes career to himself...