The Merry Vineyard (German: Der fröhliche Weinberg) is a 1952 West German comedy film directed by Erich Engel and starring Gustav Knuth, Camilla Spira and Wilfried Seyferth.[1] It is based on a play by Carl Zuckmayer which had previously been made into a silent film in 1927. It is sometimes known by the alternative title of The Grapes Are Ripe.

The Merry Vineyard
Gustav Knuth (right) in a scene from the film
Directed by	Erich Engel
Written by	Carl Zuckmayer (play) Curt J. Braun
Produced by	Karl Julius Fritzsche
Starring	Gustav Knuth Camilla Spira Wilfried Seyferth
Cinematography	Hans Schneeberger
Edited by	Martha Dübber
Music by	Willy Schmidt-Gentner
Production company	Magna Film
Distributed by	Deutsche London-Film
Release date	25 November 1952
Running time	95 minutes
Country	West Germany
Language	German

The film's art direction was by Franz Schroedter. It was made at the Tempelhof Studios in Berlin.

Cast

References

Bibliography

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

External links

• The Merry Vineyard at IMDb

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