Widower with Five Daughters

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.^[1] 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.

Widower with Five Daughters
German film poster
German	Witwer mit 5 Töchtern
Directed by	Erich Engels
Written by	Rolf Becker [de] Alexandra Becker [de] Erich Engels
Starring	Heinz Erhardt Susanne Cramer Helmuth Lohner
Cinematography	Willy Winterstein
Edited by	Martha Dübber
Music by	Heino Gaze
Production company	Deutsche Film Hansa
Distributed by	Deutsche Film Hansa
Release date	6 September 1957 (1957-09-06)
Running time	96 minutes
Country	West Germany
Language	German

Plot

A father has brought up his five daughters alone since the death of his wife, while also working as the custodian of a castle which is now owned by an American. He sometimes receives the help of a local woman, evoking mixed reactions on the part of his daughters as they consider her as a prospective new mother.

Cast

• Heinz Erhardt as Friedrich Scherzer
• Susanne Cramer as Karin Scherzer
• Helmuth Lohner as Dr. Klaus Hellmann
• Lotte Rausch as Frau Hansen
• Angelika Meissner [de] as Marie Scherzer
• Vera Tschechowa as Anne Scherzer
• Elke Aberle as Julchen Scherzer
• Christine Kaufmann as Ulla Scherzer
• Michael Lang as Altfeld
• Peter Vogel as Fred
• Alexander von Richthofen as Jäcky
• Marina Ried as Frau Kostowitsch
• Carsta Löck as Frl. Nessel
• Lotte Brackebusch [de] as Meta Sengstake
• Maly Delschaft as Berta Sengstake
• Nora Minor [de] as Frl. Forsch
• Chris Howland as Mr. Printice
• Heinz Schorlemmer [de] as Amtmann Stoelz
• Frank Forster [de] as singer
• Iván Petrovich as Mr. Pfefferkorn