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Tight 35-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
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I'd Rather Have Cod Liver Oil
1931 0h 35m DE
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8.0
BANGER
★8.0TMDB · 1
Comedy
Synopsis
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Each evening, before saying their prayers, some children swallow their cod liver oil. One evening, the youngest child makes a daring request in his prayer. (Lost film.)
“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”
Cast
Käthe Haack
Frau Augustin
Paul Kemp
St. Michael
Hannelore Schroth
Daughter Ellen
Gert Klein
Son Peter
Alfred Braun
Max Gülstorff
Kurt Pulvermacher
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Max Ophüls
- Writers
- Emeric Pressburger, Erich Kästner, Max Ophüls
- Languages
- German
- Countries
- Germany
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The take
Max Ophüls directs. Karl Puth behind the camera. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Germany. Dialogue in German.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Tight 35-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
- 295 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
- 3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
- 4Directed by Max Ophüls, shot by Karl Puth. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 5Käthe Haack and Paul Kemp and Hannelore Schroth carry the top of the cast.
- 6IMDB entry: tt0020811 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 7Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Karl Puth
- Runtime
- 35 min · 0h 35m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- DE
Also by
Max Ophüls
Production companies
Who made it
UFA
DE
Key crew
- MusicNorbert Glanzberg
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical1931-11-23
- Theatrical1931-10-23
