My Name is Niki (1952)
1h 41m
Running Time
August 29, 1952Release Date
Plot.
Winnie is desperate and doesn't know what to do next. She is about to marry her lover Paul, who has returned from war captivity. Both want to emigrate to America short after marriage. But the young woman has an illegitimate one-and-a-half-year-old son, whom she has kept secret from her fiancé. The short-tempered Paul would never understand that. When she is on her way to the orphanage, the grumpy senior civil servant Hieronymus Spitz and his little dog Tobby get into her train compartment. After a short observation, Winnie is certain that the misantrope actually has a good heart, because he lovingly takes care of his dog. Without further ado she leaves little Niki with the tax accountant and disappears from the train. Only a note with a request remains. The overwhelmed old gentleman initially wants to get rid of the child, but then takes it home and takes care of it together with his housekeeper. Both take the bundle of joy to their hearts. But then everything turns out differently.
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Cast & Crew.
Paul Hörbiger
Hieronymus Spitz
Aglaja Schmid
Winnie
Hardy Krüger
Paul
Erika von Thellmann
Jette
Carsta Löck
Junge Magd
Lina Carstens
Frau Altmann
Bruno Hübner
Regierungsdirektor
Heini Göbel
Stangl
Claire Reigbert
Charles Regnier
Redakteur
Hedwig Wangel
Guste
Ewald Wenck
Schaffner
Claus Hollmann
Niki
Hans Pössenbacher
Bahnhofsvorstand
Harry Hertzsch
Kommissar
Oliver Grimm
Kleiner Junge
Rudolf Jugert
Director
Josef Illig
Cinematographer
Fritz Stapenhorst
Assistant Director / Editor
Erna Fentsch
Screenplay
Franz Bi
Production Design
Werner Eisbrenner
Music
Botho Hoefer
Production Design
Theo Nischwitz
Visual Effects
Media.
Details.
Release DateAugust 29, 1952
Original NameIch heiße Niki
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 41m
Genres
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Wiki.
My Name is Niki (German: Ich heiße Niki) is a 1952 West German comedy drama film directed by Rudolf Jugert and starring Paul Hörbiger, Aglaja Schmid and Hardy Krüger. It was made by Bavaria Film at the company's Munich Studios and on location in the city and in Hamburg. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Franz Bi and Botho Höfer.