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Der Hofrat Geiger
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Wikipedia article
'Der Hofrat Geiger' is a 1947 Austrian film directed by Hans Wolff, based on the musical of the same name by Martin Costa. It is significant for being one of the first Heimatfilme released after the Second World War, and very successful.
Synopsis
Franz Geiger, a retired councillor, discovers that he has a daughter, Mariandl, the result of a love affair in Spitz eighteen years earlier with a woman named Marianne Mhlhuber. As a result of this, he travels to Spitz with his servant Ferdinand.
Cast
* Paul Hrbiger: Franz Geiger
* Maria Andergast: Marianne Mhlhuber
* Hans Moser: Ferdinand Lechner
* Waltraut Haas: Mariandl
* Josef Egger as Old Windischgruber
* Hermann Erhardt: Mathias Pfller
* Louis Soldan: Hans
See also
*'Mariandl' (1961)
References
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