Herr Puntila and His Servant Matti (1960)
Overview
This first film adaptation of Bertolt Brecht’s play about class distinctions was made in 1955 in the Vienna Rosenhügel studios, but it was only premiered five years later. Curt Bois plays the rich capitalist Puntila who only becomes somewhat agreeable when he is drunk (which he is most of the time in this film). In his inebriated state, Puntila not only gets amorously involved with three different ladies but also suggests that his daughter Eva marries his chauffeur Matti. The chauffeur, however, doesn’t really agree…
Cast
Curt Bois
Johannes Puntila
Maria Emo
Eva Puntila
Heinz Engelmann
Matti Altonen
Elfriede Irrall
Lisu
Karl Skraup
Pharmacist Josef
Dorothea Neff
Pröpstin
Erika Pelikowsky
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