The three village saints
The three village saints is a Bavarian Schwank from 1920 by Max Neal and Max Ferner . The three village saints are the three dignitaries of a Bavarian village who are suddenly confronted with their infidelities from times long past. This Schwank is one of the most played Bavarian comedies ever and has been filmed several times.
Film adaptations
- The three village saints (1949) by Ferdinand Dörfler (direction) and Joe Stöckel (screenplay and leading actor)
- The three village saints (1967) by Gretl Löwinger
- Die Drei Dorfheiligen (1973) by Olf Fischer with Gustl Bayrhammer in the leading role
- The three village saints (1981) by Ladislav Povazay and Paul Löwinger junior
- The three village saints (1991) by Peter Steiner
- The three village saints (1993) by Sissy Löwinger
- The three village saints (1998) by Bernd Helfrich