Max and Moritz (1956)

Movie
Original title	Max and Moritz
Country of production	Germany
original language	German
Publishing year	1956
length	73 minutes
Age rating	FSK 0
Rod
Director	Norbert Schultze
script	Norbert Schultze Francesco Stefani
production	Alfred Forster
music	Norbert Schultze
camera	Fritz Lehmann Ted Kornowicz
cut	Anneliese Krigar
occupation
Kristian Schultze : Moritz Norbert Schultze junior : Max Harry Wüstenhagen : painter-poet Edith Elsholtz : Girls Erika Nymgau-Odemar : Widow Bolte Günther E. Bein : Schneider Böck Walther Diehl : Teacher Lämpel Gregor F. Ehlers : Uncle Fritz Wulf Rittscher : Master baker Rolf Menke : Farmer Mecke Wolfgang Erich Parge : Müller Gisela Free : Ms. Böck

Max and Moritz is a German children's film from 1956 based on the story of the same name by Wilhelm Busch . Directed by Norbert Schultze . The underlying stage version was premiered in 1938 in Oldenburg as "ballet pantomime with singing".

action

In the film, a painter-poet and a girl tell the story of Max and Moritz's rascals. Most of the film is based on Wilhelm Busch's original. The rhymes are all mentioned in spoken, sung form and the pranks are presented in a scenic way. Most of the time, the graphic motifs are even reproduced.

criticism

"A successful combination of animation and real film, which shows a lot of feeling for a child's mentality."

- Lexicon of international film .

Web links

• Max and Moritz in the Internet Movie Database (English)
• Max and Moritz - entry in the film archive of Cinema

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Neue Zeitschrift für Musik, Volume 1964, 2003, p. 48
2. ↑ Max and Moritz. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed March 2, 2017 .