My Children and I

My Children and I
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Directed by	Wolfgang Schleif
Written by	Heinz Pauck Heinz Oskar Wuttig
Produced by	Hermann Schwerin
Starring	Grethe Weiser Doris Kirchner Claus Biederstaedt
Cinematography	Erich Claunigk
Edited by	Hermann Ludwig
Music by	Georg Haentzschel
Production company	Fono Film
Distributed by	Europa-Filmverleih
Release date	25 October 1955 (1955-10-25)
Running time	96 minutes
Country	West Germany
Language	German

My Children and I (German: Meine Kinder und ich) is a 1955 West German comedy drama film directed by Wolfgang Schleif and starring Grethe Weiser, Doris Kirchner and Claus Biederstaedt. It was shot at the Templehof Studios in West Berlin. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Mathias Matthies and Ellen Schmidt.

Synopsis

When she is unexpectedly widowed, Mutz Hartmann needs to support her children and takes up a job as a taxi driver. Meanwhile, her two eldest children try to make their way in the world.

Cast

• Grethe Weiser as Mutz Hartmann
• Doris Kirchner as Gabriele 'Gaby' Roecker
• Claus Biederstaedt as Günther Hartmann
• Hans Nielsen as Wilhelm Roecker
• Paul Dahlke as Otto Baumann
• Barbara Rost as Monika Hartmann
• Roland Kaiser as Peter Hartmann
• Karin Volquartz as Gisela
• Alexander Engel as Herr Knirsch
• Emil Suhrmann as Dr. Sibelius
• Wolf Martini as Herr Strelow
• Erna Sellmer as Frieda
• Blandine Ebinger as Untermieterin
• Willi Rose as Taxifahrer
• Fritz Wagner as Erpresser
• Boy Gobert as Charlie Scheller - Manager

Bibliography

• Bliersbach, Gerhard. So grün war die Heide: der deutsche Nachkriegsfilm in neuer Sicht. Beltz, 1985.
• Bock, Hans-Michael & Bergfelder, Tim. The Concise CineGraph. Encyclopedia of German Cinema. Berghahn Books, 2009.

External links

• My Children and I at IMDb