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The Ideal Woman
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Wikipedia article
'The Ideal Woman' (German: 'Die ideale Frau') is a 1959 West German comedy film directed by Josef von Bky and starring Ruth Leuwerik, Martin Benrath and Boy Gobert.[https://web.archive.org/web/20090207044339/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/240588 BFI.org] Bock & Berfgelder p.24 Fanny Becker, the mayor of Rosenburg, meets a former lover and is tempted to resume her romance with him, but eventually decides to remain with her husband (the leader of the opposition in Rosenburg).
It was made at the Bavaria Studios in Munich. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Hans Jrgen Kiebach and Fritz Maurischat. Location shooting took place around Landshut and in Monaco.
Cast
* Ruth Leuwerik as Fanny Becker
* Martin Benrath as Axel Jungk
* Boy Gobert as Jaroslaw Martini
* Friedrich Domin as Justizrat Becker
* Agnes Windeck as Frau Jungk
* Heinrich Gretler as Stadtrat Niggelmann
* Paul Hoffmann as Stadtdirektor Rechnitz
* Lukas Ammann as Butler
* Hellmuth Haupt as Toni Adam
* Kthe Itter as Anna
* Anette Karmann as Evi Niggelmann
References
Bibliography
*Hans-Michael Bock and Tim Bergfelder. 'The Concise Cinegraph: An Encyclopedia of German Cinema'. Berghahn Books, 2009.
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