Annie from Tharau (German: Ännchen von Tharau) is a 1954 West German romance film directed by Wolfgang Schleif and starring Ilse Werner, Heinz Engelmann, Helmuth Schneider. It takes its name from a historic song of the same title and was part of the post-war heimatfilm genre in German cinema.
It was shot at the Tempelhof Studios in Berlin and on location across Bavaria. The film's sets were designed by the art director Wilhelm Vorwerg.
Cast
Ilse Werner as Anna "Ännchen" Wittkuhn
Heinz Engelmann as Ulrich Lessau
Helmuth Schneider as Adrian Rotenbach
Klaus-Ulrich Krause as Utz Wittkuhn
Albert Florath as Tobias Rotenbach
Elsa Wagner as Babette Rotenbach
Bruno Hübner as Dr. Bruns
Stanislav Ledinek as Lobsam
Karl Hellmer as Willuweit
Margarete Haagen as Gru Gutjahr
Paul Heidemann as Herr Selke
Blandine Ebinger as Frau Selke
Loni Heuser as Alma Möske
Brigitte Rau as Trudel Möske
Ludwig Schmitz as Ali Schnurre
Hans Hermann Schaufuß as Wehrle
Rolf Weih as Grabner
References
Bibliography
Bock, Hans-Michael & Bergfelder, Tim. The Concise CineGraph. Encyclopaedia of German Cinema. Berghahn Books, 2009. ISBN 9781571816559