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Die seltsame Geschichte des Brandner Kaspar

BR Deutschland 1949 Spielfilm

Mountain trooper Kaspar Brander, an age-old eccentric, does not waste much thought about dying, although he is already 70 years old. But on the eve of his 70th birthday, the Grim Reaper suddenly enters his room to come for him. Brandner resists by all means and after several shots of hard liquor, Brandner can persuade Death to give him one year after the other. In the end, Brandner gets 20 more years to live.

So far, so good, but several days later, a severe accident occurs. Mena, a young dairymaid and good friend of Brandner, is fatally struck by a bullet that was intended to hit a poacher. In the process, St. Peter learns that Brandner is still alive and takes Death to task who admits his failure. To redeem himself, he has to return to earth to finally entice Brandner to go to heaven.

 

Credits

Director

  • Josef von Baky

Screenplay

  • Erna Fentsch

Director of photography

  • Hans Schneeberger

Editing

  • Wolfgang Becker

Music

  • Alois Melichar

Cast

  • Carl Wery
    Kaspar Brandner
  • Paul Hörbiger
    Tod
  • Ursula Lingen
    Mena
  • Viktor Staal
    Gidi
  • Beppo Schwaiger
    Kreitmeier
  • Gustav Waldau
    Petrus
  • Anton Pointner
    Baron Schrumpf
  • Rudolf Schündler
    Dr. Roedel
  • Georg Thomalla
    Knospe
  • Lore Frisch
    Nannerl

Production company

  • Bavaria Filmkunst GmbH (München-Geiselgasteig)

Alle Credits

Director

  • Josef von Baky

Screenplay

  • Erna Fentsch

based on

  • Franz von Kobell (Motive einer Novelle)
  • Joseph Maria Lutz (Bühnenstück "Der Brandner Kaspar schaut ins Paradies")

Director of photography

  • Hans Schneeberger

Production design

  • Rudolf Pfenninger
  • Fritz Maurischat

Editing

  • Wolfgang Becker

Sound

  • Walter Rühland
  • Werner Pohl

Music

  • Alois Melichar

Cast

  • Carl Wery
    Kaspar Brandner
  • Paul Hörbiger
    Tod
  • Ursula Lingen
    Mena
  • Viktor Staal
    Gidi
  • Beppo Schwaiger
    Kreitmeier
  • Gustav Waldau
    Petrus
  • Anton Pointner
    Baron Schrumpf
  • Rudolf Schündler
    Dr. Roedel
  • Georg Thomalla
    Knospe
  • Lore Frisch
    Nannerl
  • Fritz Bender
  • Franz Fröhlich
  • Barbara Gallauner
  • Annemarie Holtz
  • Irene Kohl
  • Franz Loskarn
  • Sepp Nigg
  • Kurt Zibe

Production company

  • Bavaria Filmkunst GmbH (München-Geiselgasteig)

Unit production manager

  • Franz Tappers

Original distributor

  • Schorcht Filmverleih GmbH (Wiesbaden)

Shoot

    • Tal in der Ramsau bei Berchtesgaden
Duration:
2799 m, 102 min
Format:
35mm, 1:1,37
Video/Audio:
s/w, Ton
Censorship/Age rating:

FSK-Prüfung (DE): 26.03.1962, 00612 [2. FSK-Prüfung];
FSK-Prüfung (DE): 09.12.1949, 00612, Jugendfrei / nicht feiertagsfrei

Screening:

Uraufführung (DE): 21.12.1949, München, Lenbach-Kino

Titles

Additional titles
  • Verleihtitel Die seltsame Geschichte des Brandner Kaspar
  • Verleihtitel Das Tor zum Paradies
  • Verleihtitel Der Brandner Kaspar schaut ins Paradies
  • Arbeitstitel Geschenktes Leben
  • Originaltitel (DE) Die seltsame Geschichte des Brandner Kaspar

Versions

Original

Duration:
2799 m, 102 min
Format:
35mm, 1:1,37
Video/Audio:
s/w, Ton
Censorship/Age rating:

FSK-Prüfung (DE): 26.03.1962, 00612 [2. FSK-Prüfung];
FSK-Prüfung (DE): 09.12.1949, 00612, Jugendfrei / nicht feiertagsfrei

Screening:

Uraufführung (DE): 21.12.1949, München, Lenbach-Kino

Prüffassung

Duration:
2791 m, 102 min
Censorship/Age rating:

FSK-Prüfung (DE): 07.07.1997, 00612 [3. FSK-Prüfung]

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