The Happy Years of the Thorwalds
1962 West German film
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The Happy Years of the Thorwalds (German: Die glücklichen Jahre der Thorwalds) is a 1962 West German drama film directed by Wolfgang Staudte and John Olden, starring Elisabeth Bergner, Hansjörg Felmy and Dietmar Schönherr.[1] It is based on J.B. Priestley's 1937 play Time and the Conways, with the setting shifted from Britain to Germany. It portrays two family gatherings - the first in 1913 during the German Empire before the First World War and the second in 1932 in the dying days of the Weimar Republic before the Nazi takeover.
- Wolfgang Staudte
- John Olden
- J.B. Priestley (play)
- Answald Krüger
- Maria Matray
- Christian Schürhoff
Alexander Rakosi
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| Produced by | Werner Ludwig Alexander Rakosi |
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| Cinematography | Siegfried Hold |
| Edited by | Alice Ludwig |
| Music by | Siegfried Franz |
Production company | Allgemeine Film |
| Distributed by | Europa-Filmverleih |
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Running time | 88 minutes |
| Country | West Germany |
| Language | German |
It was shot at the Wandsbek Studios in Hamburg and on location in the city. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Mathias Matthies and Ellen Schmidt.
Cast
- Elisabeth Bergner as Frau Thorwald
- Hansjörg Felmy as Peter Thorwald
- Dietmar Schönherr as Martin Thorwald
- Brigitte Grothum as Helga Thorwald
- Elfriede Irrall as Erika Thorwald
- Johanna Matz as Maria Thorwald
- Wega Jahnke as Kathrin Thorwald
- Loni von Friedl as Brigitte von Tienitz
- Robert Graf as Ernst Bieber
- Dieter Borsche as Dr. Schaub
- Walter Grüters
- Walter Klam
- Günther Schramm
- Liselotte Willführ
