As great as it was back then
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| Original title | As great as it was back then |
| Country of production | Germany |
| original language | German |
| Publishing year | 1962 |
| length | 86 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 12 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Franz Marischka |
| script | Franz Marischka Thomas Keck |
| production | Hans Oppenheimer |
| music |
Werner Scharfenberger Kurt Feltz Charles Ferrer |
| camera | Werner M. Lenz |
| cut | Wolfgang Wehrum |
| occupation | |
and as guests Helmuth Lohner and Lill-Babs | |
A German film game from 1962 by Franz Marischka with Karin Baal and Peter Kraus in the leading roles is as great as it was back then .
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Klaus runs a student cabaret with his fellow students Susanne, Dieter and Jürgen, but unfortunately the audience is largely absent. One day a certain Mr. Brenders shows up and tells the young people that he is the new owner of this establishment. Although he intended to completely turn the shop inside out, he would keep all of them, the human inventory, and each of them should from now on play a role. The unsuccessful student cabaret is now the nostalgic “Lu-Lila-Bar”, which is supposed to exude a flair of Charleston and the roaring twenties. Finally Susanne can pay the rent for her room. Her landlady, Mrs. Sommer, had already rented the room to Thomas after the rent had not been paid, but given his empty wallet, he wasn't allowed to stay long either. Then Thomas went to his friend Rolf, who offered him accommodation. Due to his permanent presence, the happiness of Rolf and Evelyn was massively impaired until the couple even separated temporarily.
Thomas, on the other hand, has his hands full to make it clear to Susanne how much he loves her, but is unsuccessful, at least for the time being. Susanne's role in the “wicked” “Lu-Lila-Bar” is said to be that of the sophisticated barmaid. To do this, the natural blonde has to put on a black short hair wig. The unconventional and in the best sense of the word out-of-date restaurant is quickly becoming a popular meeting place for music-crazy guests who know how to appreciate the unusual. Music is omnipresent, evergreens and contemporary hits are played on the tape, you dance like unleashed Charleston and Shimmy. Meanwhile, Thomas continues his attempts to land with Susanne - in the role of “Idioten-Kalle”, the trombonist. Mr. Brender's efforts are bearing their first fruits: the guests break the doors down, and Lola and his former friends Mandler and Montag have also arrived.
These buddies have a common and dark past with Brenders. When everyone was still young, the back room of what is now “Lu-Lila-Bar” was very dark. They even worked for a drug smuggling ring. In order to get out of this criminal milieu safely, Brenders faked his death a long time ago and fled from Europe to overseas. There he found his way back to righteousness and made a considerable fortune in an honest way. Back in his old homeland, he wants to explain everything to his old friends, who for a long time had to believe that he had long since died and were complicit in it. But the old comrades-in-arms have long known. In the end, Thomas and Susanne finally find each other, and even the quarreled couple Evelyne and Rolf find reconciliation.
Production notes
The buildings were designed by Ernst H. Albrecht , the costumes were designed by Ina Stein . The less than ten year old Ilja Richter made his film debut here alongside his three years younger sister Janina. Erich Bredow took care of the choreography, Hans Johansen was production manager.
As great as it was back then , it was shown in German cinemas on August 10, 1962. Described by Franz Marischka as his best film, it had great success in the Berlin Zoo Palast , but was hardly noticed in southern Germany and Austria.
Reviews
"As great as it was back then ... namely with brisk Charleston and Shimmy, with the perky hits of the" golden twenties "and of course some new ones, it's going to be in the bar of the somewhat seedy Mr. Brendes (Hans Nielsen). There is lively singing, playing and dancing in this comedy film with a slightly criminalistic edge, and since you have made an effort with a few punch lines, you feel quite well entertained. "
The lexicon of international films says: “Undemanding comedy garnished with hits and slapstick about a former drug dealer who is rebuilding his old bar in order to find former accomplices. Conversation without spirit and wit. "
Web links
- As great as in the old days in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- As great as it was back then at filmportal.de
Individual evidence
- ^ Franz Zwetschi Marischka: Always smile , Munich, Vienna 2001, p. 198
- ↑ As great as it was back then. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed December 17, 2015 .