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My Wife Makes Music (German: Meine Frau macht Musik) is an East German musical film directed by Hans Heinrich. It was released in 1958, and sold 6,052,050 tickets. It was a revue film in which an East Berlin housewife is discovered and turned into a singing star by an Italian, much to her husband's disapproval.
The film was very popular at the box office, but drew criticism from East Germany's communist authorities who regarded its style as too close to western commercial cinema.The film's art direction was by Oskar Pietsch.
Original Release
04/02/1958
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Lore Frisch | Gerda Wagner |
| Günther Simon | Gustl Wagner |
| Axel Dietrich | Rigi Wagner |
| Guido Thielsch | Sigi Wagner |
| Herbert Kiper | Fritz Rettig |
| Maly Delschaft | Susi Rettig |
| Alice Prill | Eva Rettig |
| Alexander Hegarth | Fabiani / Lorenzo Fabiani |
| Kurt Schmidtchen | Arthur Papke |
| Paul Heidemann | Direktor Nielsen / director Nielsen |
Directors
Writers
Hans Heinrich, Walter Niklaus, Marieluise Steinhauer
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Lore Frisch | Gerda Wagner |
| Günther Simon | Gustl Wagner |
| Axel Dietrich | Rigi Wagner |
| Guido Thielsch | Sigi Wagner |
| Herbert Kiper | Fritz Rettig |
| Maly Delschaft | Susi Rettig |
| Alice Prill | Eva Rettig |
| Alexander Hegarth | Fabiani / Lorenzo Fabiani |
| Kurt Schmidtchen | Arthur Papke |
| Paul Heidemann | Direktor Nielsen / director Nielsen |
| Evelyn Künneke | Daisy |
| Katina Imme | Katharina |
| Mario Lerch | Francesco |
| Lou Seitz | Jette |
| Paul R. Henker | U-Bahn-Kontrolleur / Subway controller |
| Hans Klering | Hutkäufer / Hat buyers |
| Else Korén | Frau des Hutkäufers / woman of the hat buyer |
| Alfred Maack | Pförtner / porter |
| Ingeborg Naß | Direktrice |
| Walter E. Fuß | Barmixer / bartender |
