And That on Monday Morning

1959 1h 35m DE

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8.0

BANGER

★8.0TMDB · 1

Comedy

Synopsis

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Intended as a light farce this comedy by Luigi Commencini is a little plodding in its story about a bank manager who has had it with his buttoned-down, boring job. One Monday he can no longer face the tedium of both his work and his life and so he stays home and rebels by playing with toys and joining in on a radio concert with his own instruments. His erratic behavior does not go unnoticed and soon a winsome psychiatrist whom he knows and secretly admires, is right there trying to help him. The newly liberated bank manager logically grasps this opportunity to press forward his innermost feelings.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

O.W. Fischer
Alois Kessel
Ulla Jacobsson
Delia Mond
Vera Tschechowa
Monika
Werner Finck
Prof. Gross
Reinhard Kolldehoff
Herr Müller
Blandine Ebinger
Frau Präfke
Siegfried Schürenberg
Herr von Schmitz
Inge Wolffberg
Patientin

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Luigi Comencini
Writers: Peter Goldbaum, Luigi Comencini, Franz Höllering
Languages: Italian, German
Countries: Germany

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ERA

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67 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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2 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Italian, German.

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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 Luigi Comencini, shot by Karl Löb. 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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Original score by Hans-Martin Majewski. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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7 / 8

ERA

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O.W. Fischer and Ulla Jacobsson and Vera Tschechowa carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0053392 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Luigi Comencini directs. Karl Löb behind the camera. Hans-Martin Majewski scores. Walter Wischniewsky cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Germany. Dialogue in Italian, German.

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167 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Italian, German.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Luigi Comencini, shot by Karl Löb. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Hans-Martin Majewski. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Walter Wischniewsky shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7O.W. Fischer and Ulla Jacobsson and Vera Tschechowa carry the top of the cast.
8IMDB entry: tt0053392 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.