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The Imaginary Invalid (1952 film)

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The Imaginary Invalid
Directed byHans H. König
Written by
  • Molière (play)
  • Hans H. König
  • L.A.C. Müller
Produced byRichard König
Starring
CinematographyBruno Stephan
Edited byLuise Dreyer-Sachsenberg
Music byHeinz Sandauer
Production
company
König Film
Distributed byHerzog-Filmverleih
Release date
  • 14 March 1952 (1952-03-14)
Running time
96 minutes
CountryWest Germany
LanguageGerman

The Imaginary Invalid or The Hypochondriac (German: Der eingebildete Kranke) is a 1952 West German comedy film directed by Hans H. König and starring Joe Stöckel, Oskar Sima and Inge Egger. It is an updated adaptation of Molière's 1673 play The Imaginary Invalid.[1] The play had previously been made into a 1934 French film of the same title.[2] It was made at the Bavaria Studios in Munich. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Max Mellin and Rolf Zehetbauer.

Cast

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References

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  1. ^ Bock & Bergfelder p.52
  2. ^ Goble p.330

Bibliography

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  • Bock, Hans-Michael and Bergfelder, Tim. The Concise Cinegraph: An Encyclopedia of German Cinema. Berghahn Books, 2009.
  • Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.
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