Little man - really big (1938)

Movie
Original title	Little man - really big
Country of production	Germany
original language	German
Publishing year	1938
length	86 minutes
Age rating	FSK none
Rod
Director	Robert A. Stemmle
script	Robert A. Stemmle Hans Reimann Hans Fritz Beckmann
production	Universum-Film AG (Berlin)
music	Friedrich Schröder
camera	Robert Baberske
cut	Milo Harbich
occupation
Viktor de Kowa : Peter Kolle Gusti Huber : Sabine Kolle Paul Hoffmann : Fritz Pfeffer, car dealer Hilde von Stolz : Mrs. Tschoppe Georg Alexander : Alphons Linnemann Max Gülstorff : Director Tschoppe Hans Brausewetter : Karl Löffler, poster painter Erich Dunskus : Kriminalrat Stuttmann Elvira Erdmann : Miss Jeschke, secretary Robert Forsch Privy Councilor Laube Lothar Geist : Erwin Putzke, apprentice Kate Haack : Mrs. Magus Karl Hellmer : Kanzlist Krählert Ursula Herking : Mariechen, maid Walter Janssen : Director Magus Ingeborg von Kusserow : Nina Würbel, poster painter Henry Lorenzen : Chamber singer Heinicke Hans Adalbert Schlettow : Schoizengeyer Tine Schneider : Miss Lattenbrecher Lotte Spira : Privy Councilor Laube Ilse Trautschold : Miss Uhlig Günther Ballier : Hagedorn, accountant Peter Then : Joachim Tschoppe Susanne Schröder : Adelheid Tschoppe Hans Reimann : Emil Wurm, librarian Ellen Bang : 1st woman on the train Toni von Bukovics : 2nd woman on the train Lilli Schoenborn : 3rd woman on the train Hermann Mayer-Falkow : Official in the patent office

Little man - really big is a German feature film by Robert A. Stemmle made in 1937/1938 based on the play “Spatzen in Gottes Hand!” By Edgar Kahn (1903–1955) and Ludwig Bender (1908–1973) . The main roles are played by Viktor de Kowa as the inventor Peter Kolle and Gusti Huber as Sabine Kolle, his wife.

action

Peter Kolle is a small employee. Although their financial circumstances are not the best, he has a happy marriage with his wife Sabine. At night he secretly tinkers with his invention , a muffler for motorcycles. When his wife finds out that he has broken the promise made to her brother Alphons at the wedding to give up inventing, she goes to her brother in Berlin, disappointed and angry. Alphons also has all the papers on the inventions that have already been started.

But soon Sabine is longing for Peter and she is drawn back home. Peter, who feels the same way, has meanwhile made his way to Berlin to see his brother-in-law Alphons. After some back and forth, however, they meet again. Since Peter can't help it, he tries to advance his invention and so next invents an inheritance from America. His wife is happy about this news and an invitation from Director Tschoppe also leads to this event. From director Magus, whom Peter met there, he received 600 marks for the exploitation of his invention. Magu's wife, however, reveals the hoax, which means that Peter is resigned without notice . But Sabine does not remain idle and with her presence of mind worries about the planning documents and immediately registers Peter's invention with the patent office . Now director Magus is also satisfied and Peter gets his chance to show what he's really made of.

Production and Background

Little man - very big was produced at Universum-Film AG (Berlin). The production line had of Neuss Erich held, later UFA production group leader. The production line was incumbent Robert Wuellner (Schulz and Wuellner Filmfabrikations- und Vertriebs-GmbH). Boleslaw Barlog was the assistant director. The buildings come from Artur Günther and Robert A. Dietrich . The title Little Man - Very Big builds on the film adaptation of the novel of the same name by Hans Fallada, " Little Man - what now? ", Produced in 1933 by Robert Neppach Filmproduktions GmbH Berlin . “, In which Viktor de Kowa already played a supporting role. Filming lasted from December 8, 1937 to January 1938

The soundtrack comes from Friedrich Schröder . The lyrics are from Hans Fritz Beckmann . He also sang the song on a record recorded with the orchestra Die Goldene Sieben .

The Berlin premiere on May 18, 1938 in the Tauentzien Palace was based on the second censorship. As early as April 19, 1938, the film inspection agency approved the film with a length of 2395 m = 87:32 min. The youth ban was retained.

reception

Little man - it big was by Goebbels not appreciated. In his diary he wrote: “'Little man really big', a very bad comedy film with de Kowa and Huber under Deppe . I'll take action against that. ” Viktor de Kowa achieved his national breakthrough as an actor with this role. Today the Friedrich Wilhelm Murnau Foundation claims the evaluation rights.

Director Bernhard Springer took the title for his Heinz Rühmann documentary from 1994.

See also

• List of German feature films premiered in the German Reich during the Nazi era

Web links

• Little man - it big in the Internet Movie Database (English)
• Little man - really big at filmportal.de
• Little man - really big Illustrated Film-Kurier No. 2322

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Elke Fröhlich (ed.): The diaries of Joseph Goebbels . KG Saur, Munich, 15 vols. 1993–1996, ISBN 3-598-21920-2 . Volume 3, April 24, 1938.
2. ^ Friedemann Beyer: The faces of the UFA: Star portraits of an epoch, Heyne Verlag 1992, page 220
3. ↑ Heinz Rühmann-Kleiner Mann - very big at filmportal.de