Nora's Ark (German: Arche Nora) is a 1948 German comedy-drama film directed by Werner Klingler that stars Willy Maertens, Claus Hofer and Harry Meyen.[1] It is about a young couple who go to live on a derelict boat because they lack a home.[2] It was produced by Real Films and shot at the Wandsbek Studios in Hamburg in the British Zone of Occupation. The film's sets were designed by art director Herbert Kirchhoff.
| Nora's Ark | |
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| Directed by | Werner Klingler |
| Written by | Harald G. Petersson |
| Produced by | Walter Koppel |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Eugen Klagemann |
| Edited by | Klaus Dudenhöfer |
| Music by | Willi Kollo |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Herzog Film |
Release date |
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Running time | 82 minutes |
| Country | Germany |
| Language | German |
Cast
edit- Willy Maertens as Willi Lüdecke
- Claus Hofer as Klaus Schriewer
- Harry Meyen as Peter Stoll
- Edith Schneider as Nora Wendler
- Peter Schütte as Jochen Wendler
- Johannes Billiam as Monteur
- Hans Billian
- Karl Kramer as Besitzer des Autofriedhofes
- Lieselotte Lütje as Sekretärin
- Marga Maasberg as Frau Jansen
- Kurt Meister as Radtke
- Ludwig Röger as Ein dicker Mann
- Sylvia Schwarz as Kind
- Willi Schweisguth as Arzt
References
edit- ↑ Davidson & Hake p. 236
- ↑ Roger Manvell, Heinrich Fraenkel. The German Cinema. New York: Praeger, 1971, 107.
Bibliography
edit- Davidson, John & Hake, Sabine. Framing the Fifties: Cinema in a Divided Germany. Berghahn Books, 2007.
External links
edit- Nora's Ark at IMDb
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