Die Trapp-Familie in Amerika (1958)

User Rating:

4.6/10   

Director:

Wolfgang Liebeneiner

Writers:

Herbert Reinecker (story)
Maria von Trapp (characters)

Release Date:

17 October 1958 (West Germany)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Family | Musical

Plot Keywords:

Emigration | Trapp Family Singer | Sequel | Local Blockbuster | Family Relationships

Cast

Ruth Leuwerik	...	Baronin von Trapp
Hans Holt	...	Baron von Trapp
Josef Meinrad	...	Dr. Wasner
Adrienne Gessner	...	Mrs. Hammerfield
Wolfgang Wahl	...	Patrick
Peter Esser	...	Mr. Hammerfield
Till Klockow	...	Bronx-Lilly
Holger Hagen	...	Mr, Harris
Claus Benton Lombard
Betty Jackson
Emiljosef Hunek
Phil Senter
Mildred Clinton
Gerald Metcalfe
Emore Richardson

Also Known As:

The Trapp Family in America (International: English title)

Runtime:

87 min | West Germany:106 min

Country:

West Germany

Language:

German

Colour:

Colour (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Finland:S | Spain:T | West Germany:6 (w)

Filming Locations:

New York City, New York, USA

Company:

Divina-Film

Movie Connections:

Follows Die Trapp-Familie (1956)

Seen on German TV

I've seen this film on German TV. The German TV guide gives it a "thumbs down". But it's fun to compare this story with what one sees in "Sound of Music", and the shots of 1950s New York City are great. The musical leader of the Trapp Family Singers is a priest. He tries to get the group gigs singing nothing but church music, but of course it doesn't work. If I recall correctly, an agent hears the family singing folk music by chance, and hires them. In both this film and the film that preceded it, the actors sing the same music that the Von Trapp Family sang, not Rodgers and Hammerstein. I don't know if this is available with English subtitles.