Why Are You Lying, Elisabeth?
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| Directed by | Fritz Kirchhoff |
| Written by | J. Schneider-Foerstl (novel) Gerhard T. Buchholz |
| Produced by | Peter Ostermayr |
| Starring | Carola Höhn Paul Richter Annie Rosar |
| Cinematography | Willi Peter Block |
| Edited by | Hans Domnick |
| Music by | Ludwig Schmidseder |
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| Distributed by | Deutsche Filmvertriebs |
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Running time | 82 minutes |
| Country | Germany |
| Language | German |
Why Are You Lying, Elisabeth? (German: Warum lügst Du, Elisabeth?) is a 1944 German comedy film directed by Fritz Kirchhoff and starring Carola Höhn, Paul Richter and Annie Rosar.[1][2] It was shot at the Tempelhof Studios in Berlin and on location in Vienna and Semmering in Austria. The film's sets were designed by the art director Carl Ludwig Kirmse.
Cast
[edit]- Carola Höhn as Elisabeth Ponholzer i.e.Lena Rodien
- Paul Richter as Lex Brandner, Caretaker at Lärchenhof
- Annie Rosar as Katrin, Cook
- Hansi Wendler as 'Gaby' Gabriele Benzinger
- Walter Janssen as Leopold Dirk
- Gertrud Wolle as Walburga
- Erika Glässner as Clementine Soest
- Hans Adalbert Schlettow as Ernst Stadinger
- Karl Skraup as Amtsvorsteher Stolp
- Heinz Himmel as Alois Kolbe
- Wilma Tatzel as Gretl
- Ernst Reitter as Josef
- Stefanie Gutenthaler as Liesl
References
[edit]Bibliography
[edit]- Klaus, Ulrich J. Deutsche Tonfilme: Jahrgang 1944. Klaus-Archiv, 1988.
- Kreimeier, Klaus. The Ufa Story: A History of Germany's Greatest Film Company, 1918-1945. University of California Press, 1999.
- Rentschler, Eric. The Ministry of Illusion: Nazi Cinema and Its Afterlife. Harvard University Press, 1996.
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