The Mine Foreman (film)

The Mine Foreman
Directed by	Franz Antel
Written by	Jutta Bornemann Gunther Philipp Friedrich Schreyvogel Franz Antel
Starring	Hans Holt Josefin Kipper Wolf Albach-Retty
Cinematography	Hans Heinz Theyer
Edited by	Arnfried Heyne
Music by	Hans Lang
Production company	Patria Filmkunst
Distributed by	Löwen-Filmverleih
Release date	3 November 1952
Running time	90 minutes
Country	Austria
Language	German

The Mine Foreman (German: Der Obersteiger) is a 1952 Austrian historical musical film directed by Franz Antel and starring Hans Holt, Josefin Kipper and Wolf Albach-Retty. The film is an operetta film, which is based on the libretto of the 1894 operetta of the same title by Ludwig Held and Moritz West. It is set in the reign of Ludwig I of Bavaria. The film's sets were designed by Isabella and Werner Schlichting.

Cast

• Hans Holt as Max, Herzog von Bayern
• Josefin Kipper as Prinzessin Luise
• Wolf Albach-Retty as Andreas Spaun, ein Kavalier
• Waltraut Haas as Nelly Lampl
• Grethe Weiser as Clara Blankenfeld, Kammerfrau
• Gunther Philipp as Medardus von Krieglstein, Adjutant
• Oskar Sima as Matthieas Lampl, Löwenwirt in Hallstatt
• Annie Rosar as Stasi, Kellnerin
• Theodor Danegger as Hofkammeradjunkt Pötzl
• Helene Lauterböck as Gräfin Amalie von Sensheim
• Rudolf Carl as Obersteiger aus Berchtesgaden
• Joseph Egger as Praxmarer, Obersteiger aus Hallstatt
• Raoul Retzer as Blasius, Hausdiener
• Walter Janssen as König Ludwig I. von Bayern

Bibliography

• Robert Dassanowsky. Austrian Cinema: A History. McFarland, 2005.

External links

• The Mine Foreman at IMDb