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Der eingebildete Kranke (1952)

Der eingebildete Kranke poster
Directed by
Hans Heinz König
Genre
comedy film
Country
Germany
Runtime
1h 36m
Rating
10.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A man who thinks he is constantly sick hires doctors and nurses to look after him. His family and servants scheme for his attention and his money.

lightheartedcomedicplayfulwhimsicalfarcebreezysatirical

What happens

The Imaginary Invalid or The Hypochondriac (German: Der eingebildete Kranke) is a 1952 West German comedy film directed by Hans H. König and starring Joe Stöckel, Oskar Sima and Inge Egger. It is an updated adaptation of Molière's 1673 play The Imaginary Invalid. The play had previously been made into a 1934 French film of the same title. It was made at the Bavaria Studios in Munich. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Max Mellin and Rolf Zehetbauer. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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