Spessart is a Mittelgebirge, a range of low wooded mountains, in the States of Bavaria and Hesse in Germany. It is bordered by the Vogelsberg, Rhön and Odenwald. The highest elevation is the Geiersberg at 586 metres above sea level.
Horst Tappert was a German film and television actor best known for the role of Inspector Stephan Derrick in the television drama Derrick.
Liselotte Pulver, sometimes credited as Lilo Pulver, is a Swiss actress. Pulver was one of the biggest stars of German cinema in the 1950s and 1960s, where she often was cast as a tomboy. She is well known for her hearty and joyful laughter. Her films outside of German cinema include A Time to Love and a Time to Die (1958), One, Two, Three (1961) and The Nun (1966).
Harald Leipnitz was a German actor, who was born in Wuppertal and died in Munich of lung cancer.
The Spessart Inn is a 1958 West German musical comedy film directed by Kurt Hoffmann. It starred Liselotte Pulver and Carlos Thompson.
Kohlhiesel's Daughters is a 1962 German comedy film directed by Axel von Ambesser and starring Liselotte Pulver, Helmut Schmid and Dietmar Schönherr. One of Kohlhiesel's daughters falls in love, but he refuses to allow her to marry until her sister has found a husband.
Christa Tordy was a German film actress. She was discovered while visiting her cousin Mady Christians in Berlin, and briefly became a leading star before retiring after marrying Harry Liedtke. She was murdered along with her husband by the Soviet Red Army at her home during its invasion of Germany during World War II.
The Haunted Castle is a 1960 West German comedy horror film directed by Kurt Hoffmann. It was entered into the 2nd Moscow International Film Festival where it won the Silver Prize. The film is a sequel to The Spessart Inn (1958) and was followed by Glorious Times at the Spessart Inn (1967). It was shot at the Bavaria Studios in Munich. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Hein Heckroth and Willy Schatz.
Richard Angst was a Swiss cinematographer who worked on more than ninety films during his career, most of them in Germany. Angst emerged as a leading photographer of mountain films during the silent era. He often worked with the director Arnold Fanck, and accompanied him in 1937 for The New Earth his troubled 1937 co-production with Japan. While he worked on some Nazi propaganda films such as My Life for Ireland, many of the films he was employed on during the era were less political.
Fritz and Friederike is a 1952 West German comedy film directed by Géza von Bolváry and starring Liselotte Pulver, Albert Lieven, and Margarete Haagen. It was made at the Wiesbaden Studios in Hesse. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Heinrich Beisenherz and Alfred Bütow.
Klettermaxe is a 1952 West German comedy crime film directed by Kurt Hoffmann and starring Liselotte Pulver, Albert Lieven and Charlott Daudert.
Have Sunshine in Your Heart is a 1953 West German drama film directed by Erich Waschneck and starring Carl Wery, Liselotte Pulver, and Hans Hessling. It was shot at Göttingen Studios and on location in the Austrian village of St. Gilgen. The film's sets were designed by Gabriel Pellon and Sepp Rothaur.
The Bogeyman is a 1953 West German crime comedy film directed by Carl Boese and starring Liselotte Pulver, Hans Reiser, and Harald Paulsen. It was shot at the Wandsbek Studios in Hamburg. The film's sets were designed by art director Mathias Matthies.
The Wedding Trip is a 1969 German-Italian comedy film directed by Ralf Gregan and starring Liselotte Pulver, Dieter Hallervorden and Ewa Strömberg.
Liselotte of the Palatinate is a 1966 West German historical comedy film directed by Kurt Hoffmann and starring Heidelinde Weis, Harald Leipnitz and Karin Hübner. It portrays the marriage of the German princess Liselotte of the Palatinate to Philippe I, Duc d'Orléans the brother of Louis XIV and her adventures at the French court.
Monsieur is a 1964 French-Italian-West German comedy film directed by Jean-Paul Le Chanois and starring Jean Gabin, Liselotte Pulver and Mireille Darc.
The Sold Grandfather is a 1962 West German comedy film directed by Hans Albin and starring Hans Moser, Vivi Bach and Hubert von Meyerinck. It is a remake of the 1942 film of the same title and is based on a play of the same name.
Father, Mother and Nine Children is a 1958 West German comedy film directed by Erich Engels and starring Heinz Erhardt, Camilla Spira and Corny Collins.
We Will Never Part is a 1960 West German musical comedy film directed by Harald Reinl and starring Adrian Hoven, Vivi Bach and Kurt Großkurth.
Heinz Angermeyer (1909–1988) was a German film producer. Along with Kurt Hoffmann, he ran a production company Independent-Film.
