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My Husband, the Economic Miracle (1961)

My Husband, the Economic Miracle poster
Original title
Mein Mann, das Wirtschaftswunder
Directed by
Ulrich Erfurth
Genre
comedy film
Country
Germany
Runtime
1h 30m
Rated
6
Rating
5.9 of 10 from 7 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A West German comedy about the economic boom in the 1950s and 1960s. It follows the lives of people as they experience newfound prosperity and social change in post-war Germany.

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What happens

My Husband, the Economic Miracle (German: Mein Mann, das Wirtschaftswunder) is a 1961 West German comedy film directed by Ulrich Erfurth and starring Marika Rökk, Fritz Tillmann and Cornelia Froboess. The film portrays the economic miracle of the post-war years and its effects on German society. The film's sets were designed by the art director Ernst H. Albrecht. Location filming took place in West Berlin including at Tempelhof Airport. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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