When the Mad Aunts Arrive
Appearance
(Redirected from When the Mad Aunts Are Coming)
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Directed by | Franz Josef Gottlieb |
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Produced by | Ilse Kubaschewski |
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Cinematography | Heinz Hölscher |
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Distributed by | Constantin Film |
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Running time | 95 minutes |
Country | West Germany |
Language | German |
When the Mad Aunts Arrive (German: Wenn die tollen Tanten kommen) is a 1970 West German musical comedy film directed by Franz Josef Gottlieb and starring Rudi Carrell, Ilja Richter, and Chris Roberts.[1] It is one of the films of the era inspired by the cross-dressing plot of Charley's Aunt.
The film was shot on location in Munich and the Wörthersee in Austria. The film's sets were designed by Eberhard Schröder.
Synopsis
[edit]Two men end up at a Carinthian hotel resort disguised as females. This leads to confusion in their romantic pursuit of women.
Cast
[edit]- Rudi Carrell as Rudi
- Ilja Richter as Paul Förster
- Chris Roberts as André
- Andrea Rau as Bronja
- Christian Anders as Christian
- Katja Weigmann as Eva Winter
- Ingrid Back as Fritzi
- Ulli König as Uschi
- Gaby König as Muschi
- Doris Kirchner as Frau Himmelreich
- Rainer Basedow as Inspektor Grassinger
- Raoul Retzer as Beppo
- Jochen Busse as Ted Cocci
- Alexander Grill as Kellner
- Hubert von Meyerinck as Mr. Storz
- Gunther Philipp as Poldi
- Graham Bonney as himself
- Kurt Stadel as himself
References
[edit]- ^ Bock & Bergfelder p. 269
Bibliography
[edit]- Bock, Hans-Michael; Bergfelder, Tim, eds. (2009). The Concise Cinegraph: Encyclopaedia of German Cinema. New York: Berghahn Books. ISBN 978-1-57181-655-9.
External links
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Categories:
- 1970 films
- 1970s musical comedy films
- German musical comedy films
- West German films
- 1970s German-language films
- Films directed by Franz Josef Gottlieb
- Films scored by Gerhard Heinz
- Constantin Film films
- Cross-dressing in film
- 1970 comedy films
- 1970s German films
- German-language musical comedy films
- 1970 musical films
- 1970s German film stubs
- Musical comedy film stubs