Uncle Bräsig

Uncle Bräsig (German: Onkel Bräsig) is a 1936 German historical comedy film directed by Erich Waschneck and starring Otto Wernicke, Heinrich Schroth and Harry Hardt. It marked the film debut of the Swedish actress Kristina Söderbaum who went on to be a major star of Nazi cinema. Söderbaum won her part in a contest organised by UFA.[1] It was based on the 1862 novel From My Farming Days by Fritz Reuter.

Uncle Bräsig
Directed byErich Waschneck
Produced byErich Waschneck
Written byRolf Meyer
Based onFrom My Farming Days by Fritz Reuter
Starring
Music byKurt Schröder
CinematographyGeorg Bruckbauer
Production
company
Fanal-Filmproduktion
Distributed byUFA
Release date
  • 25 December 1936 (1936-12-25)
CountryGermany
LanguageGerman

Cast

See also

References

  1. Kreimeier p. 297

Bibliography

  • Kreimeier, Klaus (1999). The Ufa Story: A History of Germany's Greatest Film Company, 1918–1945. Berkeley: University of California Press. ISBN 978-0-520-22069-0.
  • Ascheid, Antje (2003). Hitler's Heroines: Stardom and Womanhood in Nazi Cinema. Philadelphia: Temple University Press. ISBN 978-1-56639-984-5.
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