The Turkish Cucumbers
The Turkish Cucumbers (German: Die türkischen Gurken) is a 1962 West German comedy film directed by Rolf Olsen and starring Gunther Philipp, Oskar Sima and Susi Nicoletti.[1]
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| Directed by | Rolf Olsen |
| Produced by | K. Gordon Murray |
| Written by | Peter Loos Rolf Olsen Gunther Philipp |
| Starring | Gunther Philipp Oskar Sima Susi Nicoletti |
| Music by | Werner Scharfenberger |
| Cinematography | Walter Tuch |
| Edited by | Karl Aulitzky |
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| Distributed by | Bavaria Film |
Release date | 22 March 1962 |
Running time | 96 minutes |
| Country | West Germany |
| Language | German |
The film's sets were designed by the art directors Hertha Hareiter and Otto Pischinger. It was shot at the Bavaria Studios in Munich.
Synopsis
A fruit and vegetable wholesaler who does a great deal of business with the Middle East is disturbed to discover that one of his clients has gifted him a harem. He tries to keep this secret from his wife by pretending that the new arrivals are Turkish cucumbers, but she becomes increasingly suspicious.
Cast
- Gunther Philipp as Siegfried König, Zahnarzt
- Oskar Sima as Oskar Schnabel
- Susi Nicoletti as Susanne, seine Gattin
- Ruth Stephan as Ruthlinde, beider Tochter
- Walter Gross as Theo-Maria Neumann
- Hubert von Meyerinck as Rubin y Soliman
- Ernst Waldbrunn as Pospischil, Detektiv
- Willy Schultes as Mittermeyer
- Monica Berger as Suleika, Haremsdame
- Dora Carras as Rosa, Dienstmädchen
- Sergio Casmai as Niki, Ponys Verehrer
- Gabriele Clonisch as Pony König
- Angela Hartmann as Yasmina, Haremsdame
- Harry Hertzsch as Standesbeamter
- Angelina Monti as Faida, Haremsdame
- Charly Mueller as Engelberg Grün, Fabrikant
- Ilse Petri as Petra, seine Frau
- Edith Peters as Mahila, Haremsdame
- Barbro Svensson as Lill
- Brigitte Wentzel as Pamina, Haremsdame
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References
- Ingraham p.149
Bibliography
- Chrys Ingraham. White Weddings: Romancing Heterosexuality in Popular Culture. Routledge, 1999.
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