The ambassador
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| Original title | The ambassador |
| Country of production | Germany |
| original language | German |
| Publishing year | 1960 |
| length | 114 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 16 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Harald Braun |
| script | Harald Braun Rolf Thiele based on the eponymous revue continuation novel by Hans Wolfgang |
| production | Hans Abich and Rolf Thiele for film construction, Göttingen |
| music | Werner Eisbrenner |
| camera | Friedl Behn-Grund |
| cut | Caspar van den Berg |
| occupation | |
and Ilse Trautschold , Käte Alving , Heinz Spitzner , Hans Paetsch , Ingeborg Wellmann | |
The Ambassador is a German feature film from 1960 with Nadja Tiller in the title role. Directed by Harald Braun .
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At the center of the story is the young, ambitious reporter Helen Cuttler. She is very ambitious and wants to rise above her profession. In order to make a career as a top journalist, she is looking for new ways to get exclusive stories about prominent personalities. So she begins to take paths beyond journalism. Initially, Helen hired as a stewardess at an airline that specializes in transporting particularly wealthy and well-known personalities in a classy atmosphere. This job soon proves to be the ideal contact exchange and even becomes a professional springboard.
One day, Helen catches the US President in a spicy situation and proves to be the angel who saves him by elegantly helping him out of the precarious situation. Now her way up is unstoppable. So promoted from the highest authority, she soon achieved higher degrees in politics. Helen Cuttler joins the diplomatic service and is promoted to first ambassador. In this position she is finally allowed to officially represent her country in Paris.
Production notes
The Ambassador premiered on September 16, 1960. It was Harald Braun's last production; he only survived the premiere by eight days. The screenplay is based on a sequel from the revue , which Hans Habe wrote under a pseudonym. The buildings were designed by Fritz Maurischat , Hermann Warm and Arno Richter , the costumes were designed by Lilo Hagen. Eberhard Krause was in charge of production.
The film has not been shown since 1965 and was considered lost until 2016. On November 18, 2016, it was performed again for the first time in Göttingen in the presence of the leading actress Nadja Tiller.
Reviews
"In the mixture of the seriousness of the accusation and better colportage, it is extremely disgusting."
“Not a comedy from Hollywood, but serious German contemporary drama. As such, it is as lacking in style as it is tactless in the political and human sphere.
"The outrageous story is blown into a completely serious - and therefore ridiculous - melodrama without any ironic distance."
“The film, for which the legendary producer Hans Abich (" The Confessions of the Impostor Felix Krull ") was partly responsible, suffers above all from the completely unironic presentation of its richly outrageous story, which in the end grows into a solid melodrama. Unfortunately, the finished work often seems involuntarily funny, which even the good cast cannot change. In addition to Nadja Tiller, who offers a solid performance in the lead role, the young Hansjörg Felmy is also quite convincing. "
Individual evidence
- ↑ Göttinger Tageblatt: Film star Nadja Tiller visits the Weender Hospital. In: www.goettinger-tageblatt.de. Retrieved November 19, 2016 .
- ↑ Die Weltwoche, reprinted in Die Zeit (Zeit Online) Die Lust, zu regarding in zeit.de
- ^ Films 1959/61. Critical notes from three years of cinema and television. Düsseldorf 1962, p. 25
- ↑ The ambassador. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed March 2, 2017 .
- ↑ The ambassador on kino.de
Web links
- The Ambassador in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- The ambassador at filmportal.de