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When Ludwig Goes on Manoeuvres (German: Wenn Ludwig ins Manöver zieht) is a 1967 West German historical comedy film directed by Werner Jacobs, starring Hansi Kraus as Ludwig Thoma, Heidelinde Weis and Rudolf Rhomberg.[1] The script was provided by producer Franz Seitz who chose his pen name "Georg Laforet" for the credits. Besides many well-known actors of the day, the film also features Zlatko Čajkovski, 1967's trainer of FC Bayern Munich, his goal-getter Gerd Müller and his goalkeeper Sepp Maier.

When Ludwig Goes on Manoeuvres
German film poster
German	Wenn Ludwig ins Manöver zieht
Directed by	Werner Jacobs
Screenplay by	Georg Laforet Ludwig Thoma
Produced by	Franz Seitz
Starring	Hansi Kraus Heidelinde Weis Rudolf Rhomberg Elisabeth Flickenschildt
Cinematography	Wolf Wirth
Edited by	Jane Sperr
Music by	Rolf Alexander Wilhelm
Production company	Franz Seitz Filmproduktion
Distributed by	Constantin Film
Release date	19 December 1967 (1967-12-19)
Running time	91 minutes
Country	West Germany
Language	German

The film's sets were designed by the art directors Wolf Englert and Bruno Monden. It was shot in Eastmancolor.

Plot

The Prussian Army comes to Bavaria for a military exercise. They show off and try to demonstrate superiority. Yet they don't stand a chance because they are not prepared to tackle Ludwig's nifty pranks.

Cast

• Hansi Kraus as Ludwig Thoma
• Heidelinde Weis as Cora Reiser
• Elisabeth Flickenschildt as Aunt Frieda
• Rudolf Rhomberg as Pfarrer "Kindlein" Falkenberg / Feldwebel Falkenberg
• Hubert von Meyerinck as Oberst von Below
• Hans Terofal as Bader Gschwind
• Georg Thomalla as Hauptmann Stumpf
• Karl Schönböck as Corpsgeneral
• Hans Quest as Rittmeister von Stülphagel
• Dieter Borsche as Wilhelm II
• Beppo Brem as Rafenauer
• Friedrich von Thun as Franz Reiser
• Claus Wilcke as Oberleutnant von Busch
• Evelyn Gressmann as princess
• Veronika Fitz as waitress Fanny
• Sepp Rist as Oberst von der Tann
• Zlatko Čajkovski as company's cook Čajkovski
• Sepp Maier as Sepp Maier
• Gerd Müller as Müller

References

External links

• When Ludwig Goes on Manoeuvres at IMDb

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