The front rooster

Movie
Original title	The front rooster
Country of production	Germany
original language	German
Publishing year	1955
length	95 minutes
Age rating	FSK 16
Rod
Director	Ferdinand Dörfler
script	Hans Fitz F.B. Cortan
production	Ferdinand Dörfler
music	Peter Igelhoff
camera	Heinz Schnackertz
cut	Jutta Hering
occupation
Peter Pasetti : First Lieutenant von Flitsch, aviator Nadja Regin : Claudette, French Günther Lüders : Hein Lüttenkopp, aviator Beppo Brem : Xaver Wurzlechner, private Harald Juhnke : Fritz Schäffler, NCO Werner Werndorff : Lieutenant Peters Herbert Huebner : Major Müller, aviator Peter W. Staub : Karl Baumgärtl, aviator Peter Montis : Lieutenant Kannbichler Rolf Castell : Lieutenant Wolff Uli Steigberg : Ostermeier Kurt Pratsch-Kaufmann : Wiesböck Conny Rux : Max Breitling Walter Sedlmayr : Beni Banzinger Klaus Havenstein : Geislbrecht Will Höhne : Angry Joachim Teege : Schindlbeck Nikolai Kolin : Palace gardener Vigier Toni Treutler : French farmer Margarete Haagen : Sarrasin, cook Gert Wiedenhofen : Franz Walter Hesse : Falthauser Hanna Hutten : Maria, Red Cross Sister

The Frontgockel is a German military swank from 1955 by Ferdinand Dörfler with Peter Pasetti and Nadja Regin in the main roles and the actors Günther Lüders , Beppo Brem and Harald Juhnke in supporting roles. The story is based on the play of the same name by Hans Fitz , who also co-wrote the script.

action

Second world war . The Wehrmacht occupied France in 1940 and a quiet time began for the German occupation soldiers , which for some of them seemed like a stay in the land of milk and honey. The handsome air force officer Oberleutnant von Flitsch firmly believes that his animal mascot will keep him away from all hardships. It is a proud rooster named Casimir. Flitsch's somewhat idiotic lad should take care of the good poultry, when a mishap happens: Casimir is plucked and ends up roasted in the stomachs of Bavarian corporal Xaver Wurzlechner and Berlin sergeant Fritz Schäffler.

In order not to put his superiors in a rage, von Flitsch's boy now begins desperately looking for a replacement rooster, which he can impute to his boss as a fake Kasimir without the aviator getting wind of it. In fact, the Air Force officer did not notice the dizziness and, as always, took to the skies with his machine and the exchanged front rooster on board. But Flitsch's previously guaranteed luck is now averted, and his machine promptly catches fire during a flight. At the last moment the pilot manages to jump off with a parachute with the wrong Kasimir in his arms. Again secure ground under his feet, von Flitsch chases the fake Kasimir to the devil, on the grounds that "unsuitable for the Wehrmacht".

Production notes

The shooting took place in the summer of 1955 in the Geiselgasteig studios near Munich and in Munich and the surrounding area (exterior shots). The premiere was on October 7, 1955 in Essen's Lichtburg, the Berlin premiere on December 30 of the same year.

Franz Wagner took over the production management, Ludwig Reiber designed the film structures that Hannes König executed. Friedrich Wilhelm Dustmann was responsible for the sound, Harry Friedauer for the vocals.

For the acting veteran Nikolai Kolin , The Frontgockel meant farewell to acting. A few months after filming was finished, he left for the USA, where he spent his old age.

The small actress Hanna Hutten (tiny role of a Red Cross sister) was the daughter of the producer and director Dörfler.

criticism

At Filmdienst it says: "A film that disqualifies itself not only through flat, vulgar comedy, but also through its trivialization of the Nazi war."

Individual proof

1. ↑ The front rooster. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed December 1, 2019 .  

Web links

• The front Gockel in the Internet Movie Database (English)
• The front rooster at filmportal.de