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1938 film

The Four Companions
DVD cover
Directed by	Carl Froelich
Written by	Jochen Huth (play and screenplay)
Produced by	Carl Froelich
Starring	Ingrid Bergman Sabine Peters Carsta Löck Ursula Herking
Cinematography	Reimar Kuntze
Edited by	Gustav Lohse
Music by	Hanson Milde-Meissner
Production company	Tonfilmstudio Carl Froelich
Distributed by	UFA
Release date	1 October 1938 (1938-10-01)
Running time	96 minutes
Country	Germany
Language	German

The Four Companions (German: Die vier Gesellen) is a 1938 German drama film directed by Carl Froelich and starring Ingrid Bergman, Sabine Peters and Carsta Löck. Jochen Huth adapted the script from his own play. It was shot at the Tempelhof Studios in Berlin with sets designed by the art director Franz Schroedter. The film was intended as a star vehicle to launch Bergman's career in Germany following her success in several Swedish films.

Synopsis

After graduation, four female art students attempt to set up their own advertising agency. At first, they fail to achieve their goal in a male dominated field. But, after trying once more, they succeed. However, they also have different views and wishes in life, from wanting to be an artist to being a homemaker, which makes running the company increasingly difficult.

Cast

Ingrid Bergman as Marianne Kruge
Sabine Peters as Käthe Winter
Carsta Löck as Lotte Waag
Ursula Herking as Franziska
Hans Söhnker as Stefan Kohlund
Leo Slezak as Professor Lange
Erich Ponto as Regierungsrat Alfred Hintze
Heinz Welzel as Feinmechaniker Martin Bachmann
Rudolf Klicks as Direktor der graphischen Berufsschule
Karl Haubenreißer as Direktor der Seidenstrumpffabrik
Lotte Braun as Sekretärin des Fabrikdirektors
Wilhelm P. Krüger as Maurermeister am Neubau
Willi Rose as Straßenbahnschaffner
Max Rosenhauer as Hauswart
Ernst G. Schiffner as Geschäftsmann, der keinen Auftrag erteilt
Hans Juergen Weidlich as Berliner Jüngling an der Litfaßsäule
Kurt Mikulski as Ausstellungsdiener
Fritz Lafontaine as 1. Grafikschüler
Gustaf Dennert as 2. Grafikschüler
Zarah Leander as Singer
Traute Bengen
Hugo Froelich

References

Lunde p. 157

Bibliography

Ascheid, Antje (2010) . Hitler's Heroines: Stardom and Womanhood in Nazi Cinema. Philadelphia: Temple University Press. ISBN 978-1-59213-843-2.
Chandler, Charlotte (2007). Ingrid: Ingrid Bergman, A Personal Biography. New York: Simon and Schuster. ISBN 978-1-4165-3914-8.
Lunde, Arne (2010). Nordic Exposures: Scandinavian Identities in Classical Hollywood Cinema. Seattle: University of Washington Press. ISBN 978-0-295-99045-3.

External links

The Four Companions at IMDb

v t e Films directed by Carl Froelich
Werner Krafft (1916) Ikarus, the Flying Man (1918) The Destiny of Carola van Geldern (1919) The Loves of Käthe Keller (1919) The Dancer (1919) In Thrall to the Claw (1921) Wandering Souls (1921) The Kwannon of Okadera (1921) Island of the Dead (1921) The Brothers Karamazov (1921) Good-for-Nothing (1922) Luise Millerin (1922) Hallig Hooge (1923) The Weather Station (1923) Mother and Child (1924) The Adventures of Sybil Brent (1925) Chamber Music (1925) Tragedy (1925) The Flames Lie (1926) Roses from the South (1926) When She Starts, Look Out (1926) The Long Intermission (1927) My Aunt, Your Aunt (1927) Love in the Cowshed (1928) Lotte (1928) Love and Thieves (1928) Escape (1928) Violantha (1928) The Night Belongs to Us (1929) German Wine (1929) The Woman Everyone Loves Is You (1929) Hans in Every Street (1930) Fire in the Opera House (1930) The Night Is Ours (1930) Louise, Queen of Prussia (1931) Mädchen in Uniform (1931) This One or None (1932) Gitta Discovers Her Heart (1932) Love at First Sight (1932) The Hymn of Leuthen (1933) Ripening Youth (1933) Trouble with Jolanthe (1934) Sergeant Schwenke (1935) I Was Jack Mortimer (1935) The Private Life of Louis XIV (1935) The Dreamer (1936) When the Cock Crows (1936) If We All Were Angels (1936) Such Great Foolishness (1937) Heimat (1938) The Roundabouts of Handsome Karl (1938) The Four Companions (1938) The Life and Loves of Tschaikovsky (1939) The Gasman (1941) Wedding in Barenhof (1942) The Buchholz Family (1944) Marriage of Affection (1944) Three Girls Spinning (1950) Stips (1951)

Films directed by Carl Froelich

Werner Krafft (1916)
Ikarus, the Flying Man (1918)
The Destiny of Carola van Geldern (1919)
The Loves of Käthe Keller (1919)
The Dancer (1919)
In Thrall to the Claw (1921)
Wandering Souls (1921)
The Kwannon of Okadera (1921)
Island of the Dead (1921)
The Brothers Karamazov (1921)
Good-for-Nothing (1922)
Luise Millerin (1922)
Hallig Hooge (1923)
The Weather Station (1923)
Mother and Child (1924)
The Adventures of Sybil Brent (1925)
Chamber Music (1925)
Tragedy (1925)
The Flames Lie (1926)
Roses from the South (1926)
When She Starts, Look Out (1926)
The Long Intermission (1927)
My Aunt, Your Aunt (1927)
Love in the Cowshed (1928)
Lotte (1928)
Love and Thieves (1928)
Escape (1928)
Violantha (1928)
The Night Belongs to Us (1929)
German Wine (1929)
The Woman Everyone Loves Is You (1929)
Hans in Every Street (1930)
Fire in the Opera House (1930)
The Night Is Ours (1930)
Louise, Queen of Prussia (1931)
Mädchen in Uniform (1931)
This One or None (1932)
Gitta Discovers Her Heart (1932)
Love at First Sight (1932)
The Hymn of Leuthen (1933)
Ripening Youth (1933)
Trouble with Jolanthe (1934)
Sergeant Schwenke (1935)
I Was Jack Mortimer (1935)
The Private Life of Louis XIV (1935)
The Dreamer (1936)
When the Cock Crows (1936)
If We All Were Angels (1936)
Such Great Foolishness (1937)
Heimat (1938)
The Roundabouts of Handsome Karl (1938)
The Four Companions (1938)
The Life and Loves of Tschaikovsky (1939)
The Gasman (1941)
Wedding in Barenhof (1942)
The Buchholz Family (1944)
Marriage of Affection (1944)
Three Girls Spinning (1950)
Stips (1951)

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