Father's Day (1955 film)

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Father's Day
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Directed by Hans Richter
Written by Heinz Bruck
Fritz Böttger
Hans Wolff
Produced by Hermann Schwerin
Starring Grethe Weiser
Paul Westermeier
Camilla Spira
Cinematography Walter Partsch
Edited by Helga Kaminski
Alice Ludwig
Music by Michael Jary
Charles Nowa
Production
company
Fono Film
Distributed byEuropa-Filmverleih
Release date
  • 6 July 1955 (1955-07-06)
Running time
83 minutes
CountryWest Germany
Language German

Father's Day (German: Vatertag) is a 1955 West German comedy film directed by Hans Richter and starring Grethe Weiser, Paul Westermeier and Camilla Spira. [1] [2] It was shot at the Wandsbek Studios in Hamburg and on location around the city. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Mathias Matthies and Ellen Schmidt.

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Synopsis

The wives of several respectable town members are concerned that their husbands are spending time secretively with some attractive female dancers. What they don't realise is that they are in fact in training for a dance competition.

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References

  1. Bock & Bergfelder p.519
  2. Jaedicke p.269

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