Herr Puntila and His Servant Matti (1960 film)

Herr Puntila and His Servant Matti (German: Herr Puntila und sein Knecht Matti) is a 1960 Austrian comedy film directed by Alberto Cavalcanti and starring Curt Bois, Heinz Engelmann and Maria Emo.[1] It was made at the Soviet-controlled Rosenhügel Studios in Vienna. Production began in 1955, but wasn't completed until 1960.[2] The film is based on the 1948 play of the same name by Bertolt Brecht.[3]

Herr Puntila and His Servant Matti
German poster
Directed byAlberto Cavalcanti
Produced byHeinrich Bauer
Herbert Kollmann
Written byBertolt Brecht (play)
Hella Wuolijoki
Alberto Cavalcanti
Vladimir Pozner
Ruth Wieden
StarringCurt Bois
Heinz Engelmann
Maria Emo
Music byHanns Eisler
CinematographyAndré Bac
Edited byJosef Juvancic
Production
company
Heinrich Bauer-Film
Wien-Film
Distributed bySascha-Verleih
Release date
21 October 1960
Running time
97 minutes
CountryAustria
LanguageGerman

Cast
  • Curt Bois as Johannes Puntila
  • Heinz Engelmann as Matti Altonen
  • Maria Emo as Eva Puntila
  • Erika Pelikowsky as Sandra
  • Yelena Polevitskaya as Sandra Klinckmann
  • Inge Holzleitner as Fina
  • Dorothea Neff as Pröbstin
  • Elfriede Irrall as Lisu
  • Edith Prager as Manda
  • Erland Erlandsen as L'attaché
  • Karl Skraup as Josef, Apotheker
  • Otto Schmöle as Richter
  • Otto Wögerer as Bibelius
  • Max Brod as Advokat
  • Fritz Heller as Minister
  • Gaby Banschenbach as Laina
  • Josef Gmeinder as Arzt
  • Aladar Kunrad as Polizeioberst
  • Fritz Links as Probst
  • Armand Ozory as Dentist
  • Elisabeth Stiepl as Schmuggler-Emma
  • Peter Sturm
  • Robert Werner as Journalist
  • Mela Wigandt as Apothekerin

References
  1. "HERR PUNTILA UND SEIN KNECHT MATTI (1956)". BFI.
  2. Davidson & Hake p.221
  3. Goble, Alan (September 8, 2011). The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter. ISBN 9783110951943 – via Google Books.

Bibliography
  • Davidson, John & Hake, Sabine. Framing the Fifties: Cinema in a Divided Germany. Berghahn Books, 2007.


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