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Engagement at Wolfgangsee (German: Verlobung am Wolfgangsee) is a 1956 Austrian comedy film directed by Helmut Weiss and starring Ingrid Andree, Wolf Albach-Retty and Maria Andergast.[1] The film was shot in Agfacolor at the Schönbrunn Studios in Vienna and on location around Lake Wolfgang. The film's sets were designed by the art director Wolf Witzemann. It is a remake of the 1943 film Sophienlund which was itself based on a 1941 play of the same title which Weiss co-authored. It was part of a large number of heimatfilm made in Germany and Austria during the decade.[2]

Engagement at Wolfgangsee
Directed by	Helmut Weiss
Written by	Fritz Peter Buch
Based on	Sophienlund by Helmut Weiss and Fritz von Woedtke
Produced by	Alfred Lehr Ernest Müller
Starring	Ingrid Andree Wolf Albach-Retty Maria Andergast
Cinematography	Walter Tuch
Edited by	Ilse Wilken
Music by	Hans Lang
Production companies	Schönbrunn-Film Österreichische Film
Distributed by	Sascha Film Neue Filmverleih (West Germany)
Release date	25 October 1956
Running time	90 minutes
Country	Austria
Language	German

Synopsis

When the Eckberg family gathers at their home by Lake Wolfgang, their father reveals to them that their relationships to each other are different to what they had been brought up to believe.

Cast

• Ingrid Andree as Gabriele
• Wolf Albach-Retty as Erich Eckberg
• Maria Andergast as Sigrid Eckberg
• Michael Cramer as Knut
• Michael Heltau as Michael
• Sylvia Lund as Barbara Cleving
• Melanie Horeschowsky as Selma
• Chris Howland as Junger Engländer

References

Bibliography

• Von Dassanowsky, Robert . Austrian Cinema. McFarland & Co, 2005.

External links

• Engagement at Wolfgangsee at IMDb

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