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Der Herr Kanzleirat

1948 · 104 min

A gentle old-fashioned Viennese comedy of manners, light and talky, built on mistaken impressions and a stern man's comic undoing.

Directed by
Hubert Marischka
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Hans Moser, Fred Kraus, Susanne von Almassy
Overview
Leopold Bachmayer, a court judge in Vienna, is a grumpy bachelor. Doing foolish things for the sake of a woman could never happen to him. He is firmly convinced of this. This changes abruptly when, shortly before his vacation, he has to interrogate the seductive Frau von Seewald about a brooch allegedly stolen by a maid.

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Directed by
Hubert Marischka
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Hans Moser, Fred Kraus, Susanne von Almassy
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    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • identity
    • deception
    • love
    Places
    • big city
    Era
    period
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language none
    • Violence none
    • Sex mild
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    Action1
    Horror0
    Humour6
    Realism6
    Romance4
    Tension2
    Darkness2
    Complexity3
    Emotional weight3

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    Genres
    comedy
    Directed by
    Hubert Marischka
    Written by
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    Starring
    Hans Moser, Fred Kraus, Susanne von Almassy, Egon von Jordan, Annie Rosar, Rudolf Carl, Fritz Imhoff, Ady Berber
    Cinematography
    Herbert Thallmayer
    Runtime
    104 min
    Country
    Austria
    Languages
    German

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