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The Unexcused Hour (1957)

The Unexcused Hour poster
Original title
Die unentschuldigte Stunde
Directed by
Willi Forst
Genre
comedy film
Country
Austria
Runtime
1h 35m
Rated
12
Rating
8.0 of 10 from 2 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A remake of a 1937 film, this comedy follows characters in Vienna as they get caught up in a series of misunderstandings and mix-ups. The story involves a missing hour of time that leads to comedic complications for the people involved.

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What happens

The Unexcused Hour (German: Die unentschuldigte Stunde) is a 1957 Austrian-West German comedy film directed by Willi Forst and starring Adrian Hoven, Erika Remberg and Hans Moser. It is a remake of the 1937 film of the same title. It was shot at the Sievering Studios in Vienna. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Karl-Hermann Joksch, Isabella Schlichting and Werner Schlichting. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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