The Happy Years of the Thorwalds
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The Happy Years of the Thorwalds (German: Die glücklichen Jahre der Thorwalds) is a 1962 West German drama film directed by Wolfgang Staudte and John Olden [de], starring Elisabeth Bergner, Hansjörg Felmy and Dietmar Schönherr.[1] It is based on J.B. Priestley's 1937 play Time and the Conways, with the setting is shifted from Britain to Germany. It portrays two family gatherings - the first in 1913 during the German Empire before the First World War and the second in 1932 in the dying days of the Weimar Republic before the Nazi takeover.
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Produced by | Werner Ludwig Alexander Rakosi |
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Cinematography | Siegfried Hold |
Edited by | Alice Ludwig |
Music by | Siegfried Franz |
Production company | Allgemeine Film |
Distributed by | Europa-Filmverleih |
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Running time | 88 minutes |
Country | West Germany |
Language | German |
It was shot at the Wandsbek Studios in Hamburg and on location in the city. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Mathias Matthies and Ellen Schmidt.