Oh Jonathan - oh Jonathan!

Movie
Original title	Oh Jonathan - oh Jonathan!
Country of production	Germany
original language	German
Publishing year	1973
length	97 minutes
Age rating	FSK 6
Rod
Director	Franz Peter Wirth
script	Franz Peter Wirth, Hanns Kraly
production	Manfred Barthel , Lutz Hengst for Terra-Filmkunst , (Berlin)
music	Horst Jankowski
camera	Gernot Roll
cut	Margot von Schlieffen
occupation
Heinz Rühmann : Consul Jonathan Reynold Franziska Oehme : Eva Schmidt Paul Dahlke : Dr. Paul Heizer Peter Fricke : Tobias Reynold Paul Verhoeven : Monsignor Berghammer Ingeborg Lapsien : Sister Barbara Kurt Buecheler : Robert, butler Marlies Schönau : Mrs. Benditz-Degenhard Astrid Meyer-Gossler : Gloria, your daughter Wega Jahnke : Trixi, Eva's friend Beppo Brem : luggage rack Paul Neuhaus : Chief reporter Jürgen Scheller : Reporter Erich Kleiber : Waiter

Oh Jonathan - oh Jonathan! is a German movie by the director Franz Peter Wirth from 1973 . It is a remake of the US comedy Die Ewige Eva from 1941. The premiere took place on May 10, 1973 in Munich.

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On his deathbed, the consul and millionaire Jonathan Reynold asks his spoiled son Tobias to finally introduce him to his fiancée. But the sophisticated Gloria is nowhere to be found. In order to still fulfill his father's last wish, Tobias persuades the singer and cloakroom attendant Eva Schmidt, whom he has only just met by chance, to pretend to be his fiancée. Jonathan Reynold is delighted at the sight of the pretty and natural woman and falls asleep peacefully. But the next day the supposedly deceased wakes up surprisingly and, contrary to expectations, his spirits return. In order to spare the father, for better or worse, Tobias has to maintain the simulated scenario for the time being, and Eva has to continue playing her role. When Jonathan Reynold arranges a big party, the son has two problems: He cannot tell the frail father the truth, because his doctor, Dr. Stoker. On the other hand, Gloria doesn't just want to do without Tobias, but Eva also clearly likes her role.

A comedy of confusion unfolds until the consul learns Eva Schmidt's true identity. He tries everything so that Tobias realizes that Eva, as the chosen one, suits him much better. So he prevents Eva's departure to Schleswig and invites her to his preferred restaurant. At the sight of the samba dancing "seriously ill" consul, Dr. Stoker had a nervous breakdown . After Jonathan informs a press photographer that Eva is his future daughter-in-law and this message appears in a tabloid, Gloria and her mother leave Munich so that nothing stands in the way of Evas and Tobias' connection.

criticism

"Staged in the style of a mix-up, notable because of Heinz Rühmann's acting performance."

- Lexicon of international film

The German Film and Media Evaluation FBW in Wiesbaden awarded the film the title valuable.

Web links

• Oh Jonathan - oh Jonathan! in the Internet Movie Database (English)
• Oh Jonathan - oh Jonathan! at Filmportal.de

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Oh Jonathan - oh Jonathan! In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed July 21, 2017 .