My Children and I

1955 film

My Children and I

Directed by| Wolfgang Schleif
Written by| Heinz Pauck
Heinz Oskar Wuttig
Produced by| Hermann Schwerin
Starring| Grethe Weiser
Doris Kirchner
Claus Biederstaedt
Cinematography| Erich Claunigk
Edited by| Hermann Ludwig
Music by| Georg Haentzschel

Production
company

Fono Film

Distributed by| Europa-Filmverleih

Release date

* 25 October 1955 (1955-10-25)

Running time

| 96 minutes
Country| West Germany
Language| German

My Children and I (German: Meine Kinder und ich) is a 1955 West German comedy drama film directed by Wolfgang Schleif and starring Grethe Weiser, Doris Kirchner and Claus Biederstaedt.[1][2] It was shot at the Templehof Studios in West Berlin. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Mathias Matthies and Ellen Schmidt.

## Synopsis

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When she is unexpectedly widowed, Mutz Hartmann needs to support her children and takes up a job as a taxi driver. Meanwhile, her two eldest children try to make their way in the world.

## Cast

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* Grethe Weiser as Mutz Hartmann
* Doris Kirchner as Gabriele 'Gaby' Roecker
* Claus Biederstaedt as Günther Hartmann
* Hans Nielsen as Wilhelm Roecker
* Paul Dahlke as Otto Baumann
* Barbara Rost as Monika Hartmann
* Roland Kaiser as Peter Hartmann
* Karin Volquartz as Gisela
* Alexander Engel as Herr Knirsch
* Emil Suhrmann as Dr. Sibelius
* Wolf Martini as Herr Strelow
* Erna Sellmer as Frieda
* Blandine Ebinger as Untermieterin
* Willi Rose as Taxifahrer
* Fritz Wagner as Erpresser
* Boy Gobert as Charlie Scheller - Manager

## References

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1. ^ Bock & Bergfelder p.519
2. ^ Bliersbach p.112

## Bibliography

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* Bliersbach, Gerhard. So grün war die Heide: der deutsche Nachkriegsfilm in neuer Sicht. Beltz, 1985.
* Bock, Hans-Michael & Bergfelder, Tim. The Concise CineGraph. Encyclopedia of German Cinema. Berghahn Books, 2009.

## External links

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* My Children and I at IMDb

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