Charley's Uncle

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Charley's Uncle
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Directed by Werner Jacobs
Written by Kurt Nachmann
Produced by Heinz Willeg
Starring
Cinematography Werner Kurz
Music byRaimund Rosenberger
Production
companies
  • Allianz Filmproduktion
  • Terra-Filmkunst
Distributed by Constantin Film
Release date
  • 18 April 1969 (1969-04-18)
Running time
93 minutes
CountryWest Germany
LanguageGerman

Charley's Uncle (German : Charleys Onkel) is a 1969 West German comedy film directed by Werner Jacobs and starring Gila von Weitershausen, Karl Michael Vogler and Heidy Bohlen. [1] The film was a loose adaptation of Brandon Thomas' 1892 play Charley's Aunt and depicts the bond between a young woman and her uncle.

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References

  1. Bock & Bergfelder, p. 252.

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