The Unexcused Hour (1957 film)

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The Unexcused Hour
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Directed by Willi Forst
Written byWilli Forst
Kurt Nachmann
Helmuth Zander
Based onThe Unexcused Hour by Stefan Békeffi and Adorján Stella
Produced by Herbert Gruber
Walter Tjaden
Starring Adrian Hoven
Erika Remberg
Hans Moser
Cinematography Günther Anders
Edited by Herma Sandtner
Music by Heinz Sandauer
Helmuth Zander
Production
company
Sascha-Filmproduktion
Distributed by Sascha Film (Austria)
Herzog-Filmverleih
Release date
  • 29 August 1957 (1957-08-29)
Running time
94 minutes
Countries
  • Austria
  • West Germany
Language German

The Unexcused Hour (German: Die unentschuldigte Stunde) is a 1957 Austrian-West German comedy film directed by Willi Forst and starring Adrian Hoven, Erika Remberg and Hans Moser. It is a remake of the 1937 film of the same title. [1] [2] It was shot at the Sievering Studios in Vienna. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Karl-Hermann Joksch, Isabella Schlichting and Werner Schlichting.

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  1. Frank p.228
  2. Von Dassanowsky p.181

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