Our Crazy Aunts

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Our Crazy Aunts
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Directed by Rolf Olsen
Written by
  • Rolf Olsen
  • Gunther Philipp
Produced by
Starring
Cinematography Walter Tuch
Edited byKarl Aulitzky
Music by Erwin Halletz
Production
companies
  • Wiener Stadthalle-Station Betriebs-und Produktions
  • MCS Film
Distributed byDeutsche Filmvertriebs
Release date
  • 23 November 1961 (1961-11-23)
Running time
100 minutes
CountryAustria
Language German

Our Crazy Aunts (German : Unsere tollen Tanten) is a 1961 Austrian comedy film directed by Rolf Olsen and starring Gunther Philipp, Gus Backus, and Vivi Bach. It was followed by two sequels, Our Crazy Nieces and Our Crazy Aunts in the South Seas . [1]

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The film's sets were designed by the art director Felix Smetana.

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