Seven Years Hard Luck
Seven Years Hard Luck (German: Sieben Jahre Pech) is a 1940 German romantic comedy film directed by Ernst Marischka and starring Hans Moser, Ida Wüst and Olly Holzmann.[1]
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| Directed by | Ernst Marischka |
| Produced by | Heinrich Haas |
| Written by | Ernst Marischka |
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| Cinematography | Károly Kurzmayer |
| Edited by | Arnfried Heyne |
Production company | Styria-Film |
| Distributed by | Süddeutsche Commerz Film |
Release date | 19 December 1940 |
Running time | 90 minutes |
| Country | Germany |
| Language | German |
The film's sets were designed by the art directors Hans Ledersteger and Heinrich Richter. The film was produced by the independent company Styria-Film in German-controlled Austria. It was followed by a sequel Seven Years of Good Luck in 1942.
Synopsis
After breaking a mirror, a writer is convinced he will have seven years' bad luck. This complicates his romantic aspirations.
Cast
- Hans Moser as Dr. Teisinger
- Ida Wüst as Frau Teisinger
- Olly Holzmann as Gertie
- Ida Turay as Lilly
- Wolf Albach-Retty as Heinz Kersten
- Theo Lingen as Paul, Kerstens Diener
- Oskar Sima as Poppelbaum
- Alfred Neugebauer as Lillys Chef
- Robert Valberg as Standesbeamter
- Oskar Wegrostek as Dicker Mann
- Lina Frank as Wirtschafterin bei Dr. Teisinger
- Eugen Guenther as Freund von Dr. Teisinger
- Pepi Glöckner-Kramer as Frau mit dem kranken Kanarienvogel
- Johannes Roth as Beamter der Korrespondenzabteilung
References
- Von Dassanowsky p. 101
Bibliography
- Bock, Hans-Michael & Bergfelder, Tim. The Concise CineGraph. Encyclopedia of German Cinema. Berghahn Books, 2009.
- Robert Von Dassanowsky. Austrian Cinema. McFarland & Co, 2005.
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