Herr Puntila and His Servant Matti (German: Herr Puntila und sein Knecht Matti) is a 1960 Austrian comedy film directed by Alberto Cavalcanti and starring Curt Bois, Heinz Engelmann and Maria Emo. It was made at the Soviet-controlled Rosenhügel Studios in Vienna. Production began in 1955, but wasn't completed until 1960. The film is based on the 1948 play Mr Puntila and his Man Matti by Bertolt Brecht which in turn is based on the 1940 Finnish play The Sawdust Princess by Hella Wuolijoki.
Cast
Curt Bois as Johannes Puntila
Heinz Engelmann as Matti Altonen
Maria Emo as Eva Puntila
Erika Pelikowsky as Sandra
Yelena Polevitskaya as Sandra Klinckmann
Inge Holzleitner as Fina
Dorothea Neff as Pröbstin
Elfriede Irrall as Lisu
Edith Prager as Manda
Erland Erlandsen as L'attaché
Karl Skraup as Josef, Apotheker
Otto Schmöle as Richter
Otto Wögerer as Bibelius
Max Brod as Advokat
Fritz Heller as Minister
Gaby Banschenbach as Laina
Josef Gmeinder as Arzt
Aladar Kunrad as Polizeioberst
Fritz Links as Probst
Armand Ozory as Dentist
Elisabeth Stiepl as Schmuggler-Emma
Peter Sturm
Robert Werner as Journalist
Mela Wigandt as Apothekerin
References
Bibliography
Davidson, John & Hake, Sabine. Framing the Fifties: Cinema in a Divided Germany. Berghahn Books, 2007.