The Spanish Fly (1955 film)

The Spanish Fly
German	Die spanische Fliege
Directed by	Carl Boese
Written by	Edgar Kahn
Based on	The Spanish Fly by Franz Arnold and Ernst Bach
Produced by	Heinrich Klemme Viktor von Struwe
Starring	Joe Stöckel Erika von Thellmann Rudolf Platte
Cinematography	Willy Winterstein
Edited by	Johanna Meisel
Music by	Werner Bochmann
Production companies	Deutsche Spielfilm Victor von Struve Filmproduktion
Distributed by	Panorama-Film
Release date	1 March 1955 (1955-03-01)
Running time	94 minutes
Country	West Germany
Language	German

The Spanish Fly (German: Die spanische Fliege) is a 1955 West German comedy film directed by Carl Boese and starring Joe Stöckel, Erika von Thellmann and Rudolf Platte. It was shot at the Göttingen Studios with sets designed by the art director Ernst Klose. It was based on the 1913 play The Spanish Fly by Franz Arnold and Ernst Bach. A previous adaptation had been released in 1931.

Cast

In alphabetical order

• Helmut Ahner as Otto
• Elisabeth Flickenschildt as Helene
• Albert Florath as Coldewey
• Kurt Großkurth as Hartmann
• Paul Henckels as Dr. Ambrosius
• Ursula Herking as Frau Hartmann
• Holger Hildmann as Fritz
• Stanislav Ledinek as Pollack
• Hans Leibelt as Breilmann
• Elena Luber as Sekretärin
• Jester Naefe as Hannelore Klinke
• Rudolf Platte as Hugo Sommer
• Lotte Rausch as Frau Semmelmann
• Hans Richter as Dr. Gerlach
• Gretl Schörg as Miss Hilton
• Ruth Stephan as Jutta
• Hans Stiebner as Oexle
• Joe Stöckel as Heinrich Klinke
• Hubert von Meyerinck
• Erika von Thellmann as Käthe

Bibliography

• Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.

External links

• The Spanish Fly at IMDb