Herr Puntila and His Servant Matti (1960 film)

Herr Puntila and His Servant Matti
Herr Puntila and His Servant Matti
	German poster
Directed by	Alberto Cavalcanti
Written by	Bertolt Brecht (play); Hella Wuolijoki; Alberto Cavalcanti; Vladimir Pozner; Ruth Wieden
Produced by	Heinrich Bauer; Herbert Kollmann
Starring	Curt Bois; Heinz Engelmann; Maria Emo
Cinematography	André Bac
Edited by	Josef Juvancic
Music by	Hanns Eisler
Production; companies	Heinrich Bauer-Film; Wien-Film
Distributed by	Sascha-Verleih
Release date	21 October 1960;
Running time	97 minutes
Country	Austria
Language	German

Herr Puntila and His Servant Matti (German: Herr Puntila und sein Knecht Matti) is a 1960 Austrian comedy film directed and co-written by Alberto Cavalcanti and starring Curt Bois, Heinz Engelmann and Maria Emo.^[1] It was made at the Soviet-controlled Rosenhügel Studios in Vienna. Production began in 1955, but wasn't completed until 1960.^[2] The film is based on the 1948 play Mr Puntila and his Man Matti by Bertolt Brecht which in turn is based on the 1940 Finnish play The Sawdust Princess by Hella Wuolijoki.^[3]^[4]

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