Fritz and Friederike

Fritz and Friederike
Film poster

German	Fritz und Friederike

Directed by	Géza von Bolváry
Written by	Felix Lützkendorf
Produced by	Heinrich Jonen
Starring	Liselotte Pulver Albert Lieven Margarete Haagen
Cinematography	Ted Kornowicz Herbert Körner
Edited by	Ilse Voigt
Music by	Lotar Olias
Production companies	Fama-Film Meteor-Film
Distributed by	Europa-Filmverleih
Release date	25 September 1952 (1952-09-25)
Running time	94 minutes
Country	West Germany
Language	German

Fritz and Friederike (German: Fritz und Friederike) is a 1952 West German comedy film directed by Géza von Bolváry and starring Liselotte Pulver, Albert Lieven, and Margarete Haagen.^[1] It was made at the Wiesbaden Studios in Hesse.^[2] The film's sets were designed by the art directors Heinrich Beisenherz and Alfred Bütow.

Plot

Mönchheim, owner of a riding school, had his ward Friederike raised to become a "Fritz" according to strictly male standards. This female Fritz can ride horses and is adept at fencing, swearing and drinking. He even wins a chase race against cavalry officer Henry de Voss.

With a heavy heart Friederike is then sent to a girls' boarding school by her uncle. There she causes all sorts of confusion and flees disguised as a boy. She smuggles herself into a barracks of the operetta-like Sonn-Schein-Armee, which, among other things, is equipped with individual women's service. There she meets her tournament opponent again, who falls in love with her when he accidentally sees her in women's clothing. He sees through their game and puts them in a number of tricky situations. So Friederike discovers her feminine side after all, so that her lover can win her over completely.

Cast

Liselotte Pulver as Friederike
Albert Lieven as Henry de Voss
Margarete Haagen as Oberin
Erika von Thellmann as Fräulein Schwinger
Loni Heuser as Berth, Feldwebel vom Frauenkorps
Otto Gebühr as Mönchheim, Tattersallbesitzer
Hans Leibelt as Präsident Meinhard
Iván Petrovich as Baumann, Offizier
Bum Krüger as Dr. Per Högstad, Armeepsychologe
Ingrid Pankow as Monika
Giselle Vesco
Charlotte Matulla
Helma Sagebiel as Sister Mary
Heide Julich
Cecile von Tucher
Erna Sellmer
Erwin Biegel
Helmut Brasch
Hans Schwarz Jr.
Fritz Matthies

References

^ Bock, Hans-Michael; Bergfelder, Tim, eds. (2009). The Concise Cinegraph: Encyclopaedia of German Cinema. New York: Berghahn Books. p. 150. ISBN 978-1-57181-655-9.
^ Knop p.143