Frau Sixta

Frau Sixta
Directed by	Gustav Ucicky
Produced by	Peter Ostermayr
Written by	Anton Kutter ; Max Mell
Based on	Frau Sixta ; by Ernst Zahn
Starring	Gustav Fröhlich ; Franziska Kinz ; Ilse Werner
Music by	Herbert Windt
Cinematography	Hans Schneeberger
Edited by	Paul May
Production; company	Tonlicht-Film
Distributed by	UFA
Release date	7 September 1938
Running time	103 minutes
Country	Germany
Language	German

Frau Sixta is a 1938 German historical drama film directed by Gustav Ucicky and starring Gustav Fröhlich, Franziska Kinz and Ilse Werner.[1] It is based on the 1925 novel of the same title by the Swiss writer Ernst Zahn.[2]

The film's sets were designed by the art directors Franz Koehn and Hans Kuhnert. It was shot at the Bavaria Studios in Munich and on location at the winter sports resort of Kühtai in the Austrian Tyol.

Synopsis

In the 1860s a widow runs an estate, close to the Italian border. One day a former army officer arrives on his way to Italy. She persuades him to stay and work for her, and before long they begin a relationship. However, complications ensue when her daughter returns home from boarding school and develops an attachment to her mother's lover.

Cast

Gustav Fröhlich as Markus
Franziska Kinz as Frau Sixta
Ilse Werner as Otti, ihre Tochter
Josefine Dora as Dora, Beschließerin
Josef Eichheim as Hannes
Beppo Brem as Korbinian
Gustav Waldau as Baron Kramer
Eduard Köck as Pankraz, der alte Knecht
Heidemarie Hatheyer as Anna, Kellnerin
Willy Rösner as Forcher, Gemeindevorsteher
Ernst Pröckl as Bezirkshauptmann
Hertha von Hagen as Oberin
Walter Holten as Zollinspektor
Karl Theodor Langen as Gemeindesekretär
Rolf Pinegger as Brandner
Thea Aichbichler as Brandnerin

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References

Waldman p.182
Goble p.515

Bibliography

Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.
Waldman, Harry. Nazi Films in America, 1933-1942. McFarland, 2008.

External links

Frau Sixta on IMDb

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[1] Waldman p.182

[2] Goble p.515