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Cast
Sonja Ziemann
as Fee Freiberg - Kabarettistin
Grethe Weiser
as Lotte
Gerda Maurus
as Frau Grete Brinkmann
Carl-Heinz Schroth
as Walter Brinkmann - Bücherrevisor
Albert Florath
as Herr Fricke - Wirt vom Heidehof
Arno Assmann
as Bernd Freiberg - Textdichter
Carl Voscherau
as Cast
Horst Gentzen
as Cast
Michael Chevalier
as Cast
Mia Adomat
as Cast
Movie Info & Details
Release Year1949
Runtime1h 22m
LanguageGerman
CertificationNR
GenresComedy
Votes1
DirectorHans Deppe
WritersThea Brecht, Jochen Kuhlmey
TypeFeature Film
Rating10.0 out of 10
Cast10 credited
Also Known AsDie Freunde meiner Frau
About Die Freunde meiner Frau
Overly proper family man Walter Brinkmann is coaxed to a cabaret by free‐spirited friend Bernd. After a spoof of himself, Walter decides to embrace life’s fun side. With his wife away, he returns to the cabaret, where he harmlessly flirts with singer Fee Freiberg. His children and housekeeper secretly shadow him, and when his wife returns, she finds him surprisingly transformed, and then surprisingly grateful.
Directed by Hans Deppe, Die Freunde meiner Frau leans on a strong ensemble — Sonja Ziemann, Grethe Weiser, Gerda Maurus — 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 1949.
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