On the Sunny Side (1961 film)

• Manfred Krug: Martin Hoff
• Marita Böhme: Ottilie tin
• Heinz Schubert: Felix Schnepf
• Fred Mahr: Jens Krüger
• Gert Andreae: Matze Wind
• Günter Naumann: crawler driver
• Peter Sturm: director
• Carola Braunbock: elocution teacher
• Gerd E. Shepherd: Acting Lecturer
• Lierck Werner: Director of Construction Union
• Horst Friedrich: Head of LVB
• Willi Schwabe: THS Director
• Willi Neuenhahn: Spectators
• Rolf Herricht: 1 betting partner
• Rolf Römer: betting partner
• Heinz Lyschik: betting partner
• Werner Senft life: cultural center conductor
• Karl -Ernst Sasse: Rhythm lecturer
• Fred Delmare: Inspectors
• Hans -Eberhard Gäbel: Fencing Instructor
• Otto Stark: Whistling
• Walter E. Foot: postman
• Hans Hardt- Hardtloff: truck driver
• Joachim Tomaschewsky: Taxi driver
• Jutta Wachowiak: Singer / drama student

On the sunny side is a produced by the DEFA Studio for Feature Films present comedy by Ralf Kirsten from 1961, the Manfred Krug, who played here a autobiographical role was to be a crowd favorite. The strip celebrated its world premiere on January 4, 1962 in Berlin Kino Babylon.

Content

Martin Hoff is a young smelter in a steel mill, to a talented jazz singer and the star of the amateur dramatic group in its operation, which delegated him one day at a drama school, from which it is referenced in spite of his talent due to disciplinary problems. At the farewell party, he meets a young woman the usual performance- Casanova, however, gives little attention. With his former fellow students he bets that he will manage to conquer it.

He sets out on a quest for the unknown, which is to work on a construction site. So he hires soon to a construction company and meets her again when his construction manager. The daredevil, who also likes to present herself at the center of the construction site, falls rapidly in Ottilie, but not continue perceives it. Only when he shows up level-headed and determined, he manages to win the heart of Ottilie. The private happiness follows soon success as an artist - he becomes a celebrated star.

Song

• Put the worries in the corner, take your your hat. But walking on the sunny side, then all will be well.

Background

On the sunny side Manfred Krug made ​​the universally known crowd favorite. The writers had consciously integrated episodes from Krug's life. Krug had indeed made an apprenticeship as a steel smelter and had actually been expelled from drama school for disciplinary problems. Among other advantages, the film received an unusual closeness to life.

Awards

The creators of the film collective ( G. Stein Eckert, H. Kahlau, R. Kirsten, H. Heinrich, M. Krug ) of the Heinrich Greif Prize, First Class was awarded. It was " a really cheerful, optimistic, joyful life film in which the visitor can heartily laugh and this is connected with the people of the German Democratic Republic to the problems of life."

Gisela Stein Eckert was awarded the 1962 Art Prize of the Free German Trade Union Federation ( fdgb ).

Reviews

"Your Ottilie as a partner of Manfred Krug, Ralf Kirsten's film On the sunny side proved to be a resounding success. With this role, succeeded Marita Böhme, which was previously not seen in the DEFA film too often: The representation of a self-conscious, correct young woman. "

" On the Sunny Side is a dangerous film. For example, for all the other fancy film writers and directors; because he stole them the lame excuses. "

" On the sunny side was to swallow at Babelsberg sky and contradicted the modified Tucholsky quip :" Rotates the DEFA a comedy film, then the audience stay home and cry. " "