The Duck Rings at Half Past Seven
| The Duck Rings at Half Past Seven | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Rolf Thiele |
| Written by | Riccardo Ghione Paul Hengge |
| Based on | Vi er allesammen tossed by Aage Stentoft |
| Produced by | Erwin Gitt Luggi Waldleitner |
| Starring | Heinz Rühmann Hertha Feiler Graziella Granata |
| Cinematography | Wolf Wirth |
| Edited by | Ingeborg Taschner |
| Music by | Martin Böttcher |
Production companies | Roxy Film Sancro International Film |
| Distributed by | Constantin Film |
Release date |
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Running time | 88 minutes |
| Countries | Italy West Germany |
| Language | German |
The Duck Rings at Half Past Seven (German: Die Ente klingelt um halb acht) is a 1968 Italian-West German comedy film directed by Rolf Thiele and starring Heinz Rühmann, Hertha Feiler and Graziella Granata.[1] It was shot at the Bavaria Studios in Munich. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Wolf Englert and Herbert Strabel.[2]
Synopsis
Computer engineer Doctor Alexander collides with an elephant and when he excitedly explains this to a police patrol he finds himself sent to a mental institution where he sets about disrupting the routines.
Cast
- Heinz Rühmann as Dr. Alexander
- Hertha Feiler as Adele
- Graziella Granata as Dr Jaspers
- Charles Regnier as Professor Sauermann
- John van Dreelen as Rechtsanwalt Kellermann
- Balduin Baas as Lesender
- Rudolf Schündler as Staatsanwalt
- Alexander Allerson as Tommy
- Monica Teuber as Ulrike
- Inge Marschall as Krankenschwester
- Angela Hillebrecht as Ilse
- Hans Epskamp as Polizeiarzt
- Herbert Bötticher as Verkäufer
- Sammy Drechsel as Reporter
References
Bibliography
- Bock, Hans-Michael & Bergfelder, Tim. The Concise CineGraph. Encyclopedia of German Cinema. Berghahn Books, 2009..
- Rabkin, Leslie Y. The Celluloid Couch: An Annotated International Filmography of the Mental Health Professional in the Movies and Television, from the Beginning to 1990. Scarecrow Press, 1998.