Herr Puntila and His Servant Matti (1960)
October 20, 1960Release Date
Herr Puntila and His Servant Matti (1960)
October 20, 1960Release Date
Plot.
This first film adaptation of Bertolt Brecht’s play about class distinctions was made in 1955 in the Vienna Rosenhügel studios, but it was only premiered five years later. Curt Bois plays the rich capitalist Puntila who only becomes somewhat agreeable when he is drunk (which he is most of the time in this film). In his inebriated state, Puntila not only gets amorously involved with three different ladies but also suggests that his daughter Eva marries his chauffeur Matti. The chauffeur, however, doesn’t really agree…
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Cast & Crew.
Curt Bois
Johannes Puntila
Heinz Engelmann
Matti Altonen
Elfriede Irrall
Lisu
Maria Emo
Eva Puntila
Karl Skraup
Pharmacist Josef
Erika Pelikowsky
Sandra
Alberto Cavalcanti
Director
Dorothea Neff
Pröpstin
Gaby Banschenbach
Laina
Bertolt Brecht
Writer
Hella Wuolijoki
Writer
Vladimir Pozner
Writer
Edith Klinger
Manda
Erland Erlandsen
Attaché
Ruth Wieden
Writer
Fritz Links
Provost
Media.
Details.
Release DateOctober 20, 1960
Original NameHerr Puntila und sein Knecht Matti
StatusReleased
Genres
Wiki.
Herr Puntila and His Servant Matti (German: Herr Puntila und sein Knecht Matti) is a 1960 Austrian comedy film directed by Alberto Cavalcanti and starring Curt Bois, Heinz Engelmann and Maria Emo. It was made at the Soviet-controlled Rosenhügel Studios in Vienna. Production began in 1955, but wasn't completed until 1960. The film is based on the 1948 play Mr Puntila and his Man Matti by Bertolt Brecht which in turn is based on the 1940 Finnish play The Sawdust Princess by Hella Wuolijoki.