| The Imaginary Invalid | |
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| Directed by | Hans H. König |
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| Produced by | Richard König |
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| Cinematography | Bruno Stephan |
| Edited by | Luise Dreyer-Sachsenberg |
| Music by | Heinz Sandauer |
Production company | König Film |
| Distributed by | Herzog-Filmverleih |
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Running time | 96 minutes |
| Country | West Germany |
| Language | German |
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.
- Joe Stöckel as Daxenmeyer / Der eingebildete Kranke
- Oskar Sima as Mordius / Kurpfuscher
- Inge Egger as Ursel Daxenmeyer
- Jupp Hussels as Dr. Hartwig
- Lucie Englisch as Sophie
- Albert Florath as Bastelmann
- Franz Muxeneder as Kuno
- Gunnar Möller as Peter
- Jochen Hauer as Adolf
- Ulrich Beiger as Rolf
- Harry Halm as Polizist
- Paul Schwed as Hausierer
- Gertrud Wolle as Emma
- Maria Krahn as Frieda
- Sonja Costa as Loni
- Elise Aulinger as Bäuerin
- 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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- 1952 films
- 1952 comedy films
- German comedy films
- West German films
- 1950s German-language films
- Films directed by Hans H. König
- German films based on plays
- Films based on works by Molière
- German black-and-white films
- Remakes of French films
- Films shot at Bavaria Studios
- 1950s German films
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