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The Domestic Tyrant
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Wikipedia article
'The Domestic Tyrant' is a 1959 West German comedy film directed by Hans Deppe and starring Heinz Erhardt, Grethe Weiser and Peter Vogel.Bock & Bergfelder p.113 It is based on the play 'The Scoundrel' by Hans Reimann and Toni Impekoven, which has been made into several films.
The film's sets were designed by the art directors Werner Achmann and Willy Schatz.
Synopsis
An overbearing owner of a coffee shop torments his family and customers, until he finds himself in court.
Cast
*Heinz Erhardt as Paul Perlacher
*Grethe Weiser as Amalie Hartung
*Peter Vogel as Hannes Hartung
*Helga Martin as Inge Perlacher
*Rudolf Platte as waiter Gottlieb
*Stephan Schwartz as Alex Perlacher
*Arnulf Schrder as professor
*Ernst Waldow as examining magistrate Dr. Wallner
*Beppo Brem as constable Rbsam
*Eduard Linkers as prosecutor
*Hans Leibelt as judge
*Else Quecke as Trude Perlacher
*Dietrich Thoms as postman
*Willy Hagara as himself
Soundtrack
*Willy Hagara - "Es kann im Frhling sein" (Music by Josef Niessen, lyrics by Bruno Balz)
*Willy Hagara - "Man liebt nur einmal" (Music by Josef Niessen, lyrics by Bruno Balz)
References
Bibliography
* Hans-Michael Bock and Tim Bergfelder. 'The Concise Cinegraph: An Encyclopedia of German Cinema'. Berghahn Books, 2009.
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