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My Sixteen Sons (1956)

My Sixteen Sons poster
Original title
Meine 16 Söhne
Directed by
Hans Domnick
Genre
fiction film
Country
Germany
Runtime
1h 32m
Rating
8.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A woman takes care of sixteen boys, navigating the challenges and joys of raising a large family. The film combines music and drama to show the bonds that develop between them.

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What happens

My Sixteen Sons (German: Meine 16 Söhne) is a 1956 West German musical drama film directed by Hans Domnick and starring Lil Dagover, Karl Ludwig Diehl and Else Reval. The film's sets were designed by the art director Gabriel Pellon. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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