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The Miracle of Father Malachia
The Miracle of Father Malachia

The Miracle of Father Malachia

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Comedy

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"Wunderbar" takes on a new meaning in this routine satire by Bernhard Wicki about a bar that is miraculously transported by God Himself to a nearby, new location on an island. The nature of the miracle is a bit strange, but it comes in answer to Pater Malachias' prayers to get the sin-ridden place out of the center of the city. The good and naive Malachias is subtly played by Horst Bollimann. Once this miracle of relocation has occurred, the sharks and entrepreneurs, who would bilk both the faithful and the curiosity-seekers alike, crop up like an unwanted epidemic. The mercenary and the sacred clash, as many try to find deeper meaning in what has happened, and Pater Malachias starts to doubt the wisdom of his original prayer.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

German

Runtime

122 mins

Rating

5.4/10

Release Date

03 July 1961

Country

Germany

Cast

Horst Bollmann

Horst Bollmann

Pater Malachias

Richard Münch

Richard Münch

Dr. Erwin Glass

Christiane Nielsen

Christiane Nielsen

Helga Glass

Günter Pfitzmann

Günter Pfitzmann

Rudolf Reuschel

Brigitte Grothum

Brigitte Grothum

Gussy

Karin Hübner

Karin Hübner

Nelly Moorbach

Pinkas Braun

Pinkas Braun

Christian Krüger

Kurt Ehrhardt

Kurt Ehrhardt

Bishop Willi Reuschel

Kurt Lauermann

Kurt Lauermann

Günter Strack

Günter Strack

Kaplan Merz

Ludwig Thiesen

Ludwig Thiesen

Romuald Pekny

Romuald Pekny

Legat

Paul Edwin Roth

Paul Edwin Roth

Senta Berger

Senta Berger

Yvonne Krüger

Charlotte Kerr

Charlotte Kerr

Dr. Renate Kellinghus

Wolfgang Spier

Wolfgang Spier

Herr Littmann

Vicco von Bülow

Vicco von Bülow

Kauziger Professor

Walter Buschhoff

Walter Buschhoff

Kripo-Beamter

Friedrich Schütter

Friedrich Schütter

Fotograf

Günter Meisner

Günter Meisner

Prediger

Sigrid von Richthofen

Sigrid von Richthofen

Gräfin

Hans Helmut Dickow

Hans Helmut Dickow

Specht

Ellen Umlauf

Ellen Umlauf

Heinz Lieven

Heinz Lieven

Polizeireferent

Herbert Stass

Herbert Stass

Arbeiter

Renate Schacht

Renate Schacht

Willy Fueter

Willy Fueter

Hermann Hartmann

Hermann Hartmann

Emmy Burg

Emmy Burg

Maria Krahn

Maria Krahn

Peter Frank

Peter Frank

Joachim Teege

Joachim Teege

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