The House in Montevideo (1963)

Original title

Das Haus in Montevideo

Directed by

Helmut Käutner

Genre

comedy film

Country

Germany

Runtime

1h 58m

Rating

6.7 of 10 from 10 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A family comedy about a strict professor and his clan who learn they have inherited a house in Uruguay. They travel there to claim it, leading to humorous situations and surprises.

lightheartedwhimsicalgentleold-fashionedplayfulcheerfulnostalgiccomedic

What happens

The House in Montevideo (German: Das Haus in Montevideo) is a 1963 German comedy film directed by Helmut Käutner and starring Heinz Rühmann, Ruth Leuwerik and Paul Dahlke. It was shot at the Bavaria Studios in Munich. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Isabella Schlichting and Werner Schlichting. The film was based on the 1945 play The House in Montevideo by Curt Goetz, which had previously been turned into a film in 1951. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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