The Model Boy
1963 Austrian film by Werner Jacobs
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The Model Boy (German: Der Musterknabe) is a 1963 Austrian comedy film directed by Werner Jacobs and starring Peter Alexander, Cornelia Froboess and Gunther Philipp.[1][2]
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| Directed by | Werner Jacobs |
| Written by | Janne Furch |
| Produced by | Herbert Gruber Karl Schwetter |
| Starring | Peter Alexander Cornelia Froboess Gunther Philipp |
| Cinematography | Sepp Ketterer Rudolf Sandtner |
| Edited by | Arnfried Heyne |
| Music by | Johannes Fehring |
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| Distributed by | Constantin Film |
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Running time | 93 minutes |
| Country | Austria |
| Language | German |
The film was shot at the Rosenhügel Studios in Vienna. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Fritz Jüptner-Jonstorff and Alexander Sawczynski.
Plot
A doctor disguises himself as his brother and attends school in his place to help him pass his high school final exam. While there, he falls in love with a female student.
Cast
- Peter Alexander as Doctor Fritz Geyer
- Cornelia Froboess as Renate Pacher
- Theo Lingen as Prof. Dr. Liebreich
- Gunther Philipp as Doctor Erwin Berthold
- Gusti Wolf as Miss Puppernick, secretary
- Wolfgang Jansen as Benno Geyer
- Rudolf Carl as Erich Pacher
- Elisabeth Epp as Mathilde Pacher
- Adrienne Gessner as Elisabeth Geyer
- Joseph Egger as porter
- Franz Stoß as Professor Kramm
- Otto Loewe as Doctor Oberwasser
