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Release Year1971
Runtime1h 26m
LanguageGerman
CertificationNR
GenresComedy
Votes16
DirectorWerner Jacobs
WritersRolf Ulrich, Reinhold Brandes
TypeFeature Film
Rating6.3 out of 10
Cast10 credited
Also Known AsUnser Willi ist der Beste
About Unser Willi ist der Beste
Retired tax official Willi Winzig spends his retirement happily and contentedly in his home. However, this changes when his sister Heidelinde, her daughter and his father want to move in with him, and as Willi is a good-natured man, he takes them in, but because they have no money and his pension is not enough for all four of them, he has to take on a new job. He gets a job as a salesman for household appliances, but his good nature gets in the way again.
Directed by Werner Jacobs, Unser Willi ist der Beste leans on a strong ensemble — Heinz Erhardt, Ruth Stephan, Rudolf Schündler — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about comedy titles of 1971.
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