The Faithful Hussar (film)

The Faithful Hussar
Directed by	Rudolf Schündler
Written by	Rolf Dortenwald
Produced by	Friedrich Wilhelm Gaik Erich Holder
Starring	Paul Hörbiger Loni Heuser Harald Paulsen
Cinematography	Karl Löb Fritz Arno Wagner
Edited by	Margarete Steinborn
Music by	Willy Schmidt-Gentner
Production company	Algefa Film
Distributed by	Herzog-Filmverleih
Release date	17 April 1954 (1954-04-17)
Running time	90 minutes
Country	West Germany
Language	German

The Faithful Hussar (German: Der treue Husar) is a 1954 West German comedy film directed by Rudolf Schündler and starring Paul Hörbiger, Loni Heuser and Harald Paulsen.[1] It was shot at the Tempelhof Studios in West Berlin. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Willi A. Herrmann and Heinrich Weidemann. It takes its title from the traditional German song of the same title.

Synopsis

Sportswear salesman Eberhard Wacker is a member of a male choir known as The Faithful Hussar. Henpecked by his wife, he arranges to escape and have fun with his friends at a bar during carnival time. Before long their wives discover their plans.

Cast

• Paul Hörbiger as Eberhard Wacker
• Loni Heuser as Ernestine Wacker
• Harry Meyen as Fred Wacker
• Harald Paulsen as Otto Kersten
• Ina Halley as Anita Kersten
• Doris Kirchner as Uschi Wagner
• Lucie Englisch as Resi Naderer
• Roland Kaiser as Kurtchen
• Die Dynamite-Cats as Kapelle
• Toby Fichelscher as Musik Leiter
• Wolf Gabbe as Singer
• Egon Kaiser as Kapelle
• Alice Treff as Liselotte seine Frau

References

1. Judt p.274

Bibliography

• Judt, Tony. Postwar: A History of Europe Since 1945. Random House, 2011.

External links

• The Faithful Hussar at IMDb