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Widower with Five Daughters (1957)

Widower with Five Daughters poster
Original title
Witwer mit 5 Töchtern
Directed by
Erich Engels
Genre
comedy film
Country
Germany
Runtime
1h 36m
Rated
12
Rating
6.1 of 10 from 17 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A widower struggles to manage his five daughters and their romantic entanglements. The comedy follows his attempts to keep order in a lively household.

lightheartedchaoticfarcicalupbeatgentlefamily-orientedwhimsical

What happens

Widower with Five Daughters (German: Witwer mit 5 Töchtern) is a 1957 West German comedy film directed by Erich Engels and starring Heinz Erhardt, Susanne Cramer, and Helmuth Lohner. It was shot at Göttingen Studios, with location shooting at Berlepsch Castle near Witzenhausen. The art directors Dieter Bartels and Paul Markwitz designed the film's sets. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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