The Roaring Fifties
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The Roaring Fifties is a 1983 German
comedy film
directed by Peter Zadek
and starring Juraj Kukura
, Boy Gobert
and Peter Kern
. It is based on the novel Hurra, wir leben noch by Johannes Mario Simmel
. It is set around the German Wirtschaftswunder
economic miracle
of the 1950s, with the title alluding to the Roaring Twenties
.
Cinema of Germany
Cinema in Germany can be traced back to the late 19th century. German cinema has made major technical and artistic contributions to film.Unlike any other national cinemas, which developed in the context of relatively continuous and stable political systems, Germany witnesses major changes to its...
comedy film
Comedy film
Comedy film is a genre of film in which the main emphasis is on humour. They are designed to elicit laughter from the audience. Comedies are mostly light-hearted dramas and are made to amuse and entertain the audiences...
directed by Peter Zadek
Peter Zadek
Peter Zadek was a German theatre and film director, play translator and screenwriter and is regarded as one of the greatest directors in German-speaking theater. He was the head of the Schauspielhaus Bochum, Bochum , the Deutsches Schauspielhaus, Hamburg and the Berliner Ensemble from 1992 to 1996...
and starring Juraj Kukura
Juraj Kukura
Juraj Kukura is a Slovak actor.Kukura studied acting at the Academy of Performing Arts in Bratislava . Since 1985, when he emigrated to Germany, his films were banned by the regime until the end of Communist rule in the 1989. Thanks to his charismatic personality he usually portrayed strong,...
, Boy Gobert
Boy Gobert
-Selected filmography:* The Ideal Woman * Die Fledermaus * Emma Hamilton * Shadow of Angels * The Roaring Fifties -External links:...
and Peter Kern
Peter Kern
Peter Kern is an Austrian actor, film director, screenwriter and producer. He has appeared in 70 films since 1957 and directed a further 23. He starred in the 1978 film Flaming Hearts, which was entered into the 28th Berlin International Film Festival...
. It is based on the novel Hurra, wir leben noch by Johannes Mario Simmel
Johannes Mario Simmel
Johannes Mario Simmel was an Austrian writer.He was born in Vienna and grew up in Austria and England. He was trained as a chemical engineer and worked in research from 1943 to the end of World War II...
. It is set around the German Wirtschaftswunder
Wirtschaftswunder
The term describes the rapid reconstruction and development of the economies of West Germany and Austria after World War II . The expression was used by The Times in 1950...
economic miracle
Economic miracle
The terms "economic miracle", "economic boom", "tiger economy" or simply "miracle" have come to refer to great periods of change, particularly periods of dramatic economic growth, in the recent histories of a number of countries:-Post-World War II:...
of the 1950s, with the title alluding to the Roaring Twenties
Roaring Twenties
The Roaring Twenties is a phrase used to describe the 1920s, principally in North America, but also in London, Berlin and Paris for a period of sustained economic prosperity. The phrase was meant to emphasize the period's social, artistic, and cultural dynamism...
.
Cast
- Juraj KukuraJuraj KukuraJuraj Kukura is a Slovak actor.Kukura studied acting at the Academy of Performing Arts in Bratislava . Since 1985, when he emigrated to Germany, his films were banned by the regime until the end of Communist rule in the 1989. Thanks to his charismatic personality he usually portrayed strong,...
... Jakob Fuhrmann - Boy GobertBoy Gobert-Selected filmography:* The Ideal Woman * Die Fledermaus * Emma Hamilton * Shadow of Angels * The Roaring Fifties -External links:...
... Udo von Gerresheim - Peter KernPeter KernPeter Kern is an Austrian actor, film director, screenwriter and producer. He has appeared in 70 films since 1957 and directed a further 23. He starred in the 1978 film Flaming Hearts, which was entered into the 28th Berlin International Film Festival...
... Franz Arnusch - Nora Barner ... Julia
- Christine KaufmannChristine KaufmannChristine Maria Kaufmann is a German actress. In 1961 she won the Golden Globe Award for New Star Of The Year - Actress, the only German to be so honoured....
... Natascha - Sunnyi MellesSunnyi MellesSunnyi Melles is a German actress.-External links:*...
... Bambi - Beatrice Richter ... Dr. Malthus
- Eva MattesEva MattesEva Mattes is a German-Austrian actress.Mattes appeared in four films directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder and A Man Called Eva , as a bearded film director based on the then recently deceased Fassbinder...
... Hilde Werwolf - Dietrich MattauschDietrich Mattausch-Selected filmography:* The Wonderful Years * Der kostbare Gast * The Roaring Fifties * A Love in Germany * The Record * Success -Television appearances:* The Old Fox* Faust...
... Wenzel Prill - Hermann Lause ... Mario Schreiber
- Paul EsserPaul EsserPaul Esser was a German stage and television actor and voice actor. He is remembered for playing the lead role in the Sender Freies Berlin version of the detective series Tatort....
... Senator Hilton - Klaus HöhneKlaus HöhneKlaus Höhne was a German actor. From 1971 until 1979 he starred in the Hessischer Rundfunk version of the popular television crime series Tatort...
... Colonel Hobson - Ilja RichterIlja RichterIlja Richter is a German actor, television presenter, singer and author.- Life :In the 1970s Richter became famous in Germany as television presenter of Disco. As an actor he played several roles in films and in theatre. Richter wrote several books...
... Rasender Reporter - Willy MillowitschWilly MillowitschWilly Millowitsch was a German stage and TV actor and the director of the Volkstheater Millowitsch in Cologne.-Early life:...
... Professor Donner - Freddy QuinnFreddy QuinnFreddy Quinn is an Austrian singer and actor whose popularity within the German-speaking world soared in the late 1950s and 1960s. Similar to Hans Albers two generations before him, Quinn adopted the persona of the rootless wanderer who goes to sea but longs for a home, family and friends...
... General Mark Clark