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Release Year1955
Runtime1h 35m
LanguageGerman
CertificationNR
GenresComedy, Drama
Votes18
DirectorHans Quest
WritersGustav Kampendonk, Eckart Hachfeld
TypeFeature Film
Rating6.6 out of 10
Cast10 credited
Also Known AsIf the Father and the Son
About If the Father and the Son
After Clown Teddy lost his son, he lost his gift for laughter. He opened a joke shop and lives above the shop. His landlady has had a foster son since birth, and Teddy decides to raise the child, who always believed that Teddy was his father. When the mother suddenly appears five years later and wants her son, Teddy decides to run away with the child and goes back onstage with his son. Will the family catch up with them, or will the mother never get her son back?
Directed by Hans Quest, If the Father and the Son leans on a strong ensemble — Heinz Rühmann, Oliver Grimm, Waltraut Haas — 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 1955.
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