Forest Liesel (1956)

Original title

Försterliesel

Directed by

Herbert B. Fredersdorf

Genre

comedy film, Heimatfilm

Country

Germany

Runtime

1h 28m

Rating

5.3 of 10 from 3 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A young woman living in the Austrian Tyrol works as a forest ranger. She faces everyday troubles and romantic misunderstandings in her rural community. The story is a straightforward comedy drama set in the countryside.

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What happens

Forest Liesel (German: Försterliesel) is a 1956 West German comedy drama film directed by Herbert B. Fredersdorf and starring Anita Gutwell, Rudolf Lenz and Lotte Ledl. It is part of the post-war group of rural-set heimatfilm. The film was made in Agfacolor. The film's sets were designed by Wolf Witzemann. It was shot on location in the Austrian Tyrol. It is a follow-up by Fredersdorf to the previous financial success of The Milkmaid of St. Kathrein (1955). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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