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Iron Gustav (film)
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Wikipedia article
'Iron Gustav' (German: 'Der eiserne Gustav') is a 1958 West German comedy film directed by George Hurdalek and starring Heinz Rhmann, Lucie Mannheim and Karin Baal.Bock & Bergfelder, p. 308. It is based on the real story of cab driver Gustav Hartmann who drove his droshky from Berlin to Paris. The story was later made into a television series of the same title in the 1970s.
In was shot at the Tempelhof Studios in West Berlin with location shooting in the city as well as Cologne and Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Hans Berthel and Karl Schneider.
Cast
*Heinz Rhmann as Gustav Hartmann
*Lucie Mannheim as Frau Marie Hartmann
*Ernst Schrder as Friedrich Karl Mbius
*Karin Baal as Anni Hartmann
*Ingrid van Bergen as Gertrud Hartmann
*Ruth Nimbach as Frau Johanna Mbius
*Ludwig Linkmann as Paulchen Klinke
*Lutz Moik as Otto Kroppke
*Hilde Sessak as Frau Vietzke
*Willi Rose as Otto Vietzke
*Bruno Fritz as Amtsarzt
*Harry Meyen as Assessor
References
Bibliography
*Bock, Hans-Michael & Bergfelder, Tim. 'The Concise CineGraph. Encyclopedia of German Cinema'. Berghahn Books, 2009.
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