| The First Day of Spring | |
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| Directed by | Helmut Weiss |
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| Based on | Call It a Day by Dodie Smith |
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| Cinematography | Karl Löb |
| Edited by | Annemarie Rokoss |
| Music by | Georg Haentzschel |
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| Distributed by | Deutsche London-Film |
Release date | 5 June 1956 |
Running time | 92 minutes |
| Country | West Germany |
| Language | German |
The First Day of Spring (German: Der erste Frühlingstag) is a 1956 West German comedy film directed by Helmut Weiss and starring Luise Ullrich, Paul Dahlke and Ingeborg Schöner.[1] It was based on the 1935 play Call It a Day by the British writer Dodie Smith. It was made at the Spandau Studios in Berlin. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Mathias Matthies and Ellen Schmidt. It premiered at the Marmorhaus in West Berlin.
Synopsis
As the first day of spring arrives the Hiller household is briefly in confusion. After twenty years of marriage mother Dolly meets an adventurer who wants her to go to Africa with her, while her husband Robert is involved with a flirtation with the attractive singer Bettina Morelli. Their three children after also undergoing the first taste of romance as well. By midnight, however, all has returned to normal.
Cast
- Luise Ullrich as Dolly
- Paul Dahlke as Robert Hiller
- Ingeborg Schöner as Vera
- Matthias Fuchs as Martin
- Angelika Meissner as Lilo
- Fita Benkhoff as Käthe
- Robert Freitag as Bruno
- Gustav Fröhlich as Paul Frank
- Heli Finkenzeller as Edith
- Brigitte Grothum as Trixi
- Blandine Ebinger as Elsi
- Carla Hagen as Fanny
- Lori Leux as Oma
- Katharina Mayberg as Bettina Morelli
- Kurt Roy as Albert
- Lou Seitz as Martha
- Horst Willer as Fred
See also
- Call It a Day (1937)
References
- ↑ Parish p.505
Bibliography
- Parish, James Robert. Film Actors Guide. Scarecrow Press, 1977.