The Adventures of Fridolin

1948 1h 26m DE

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8.7

MASTERPIECE

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7.4

IMDB

★8.7TMDB · 3★7.4IMDB · 28

Comedy

Synopsis

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A decent small-town citizen named Fridolin Biedermann travels to Berlin and wants to finally experience something. And he succeeds. First he falls into the hands of a couple of crooks who rip him off terribly, and - back home - the law...

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Axel von Ambesser
Fridolin Biedermann
Ilse Petri
Marlen Weber, Malerin
Hubert von Meyerinck
Der falsche Biedermann
Paul Henckels
Scheidungsbeamter
Ursula Krieg
Geliebte des falschen Biedermanns
Ruth Lommel
Joachim Teege
Franz Stein

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Wolfgang Staudte
Writers: Wolfgang Staudte
Languages: German
Countries: Germany

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RUNTIME

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86 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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2 / 8

ERA

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78 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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3 / 8

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Wolfgang Staudte, shot by Karl Plintzner. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Lilian Seng shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Axel von Ambesser and Ilse Petri and Hubert von Meyerinck carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0040772 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 3 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Wolfgang Staudte directs. Karl Plintzner behind the camera. Lilian Seng cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Germany. Dialogue in German.

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Things worth knowing

186 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
278 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Wolfgang Staudte, shot by Karl Plintzner. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Editor Lilian Seng shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Axel von Ambesser and Ilse Petri and Hubert von Meyerinck carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt0040772 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 3 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.