Once a Greek (film)

Once a Greek (German: Grieche sucht Griechin) is a 1966 West German comedy film directed by Rolf Thiele and starring Heinz Rühmann, Irina Demick, and Charles Regnier. It is based on the 1955 novel of the same name by Friedrich Dürrenmatt.

Once a Greek
Directed by	Rolf Thiele
Written by	Friedrich Dürrenmatt (novel) Rolf Olsen Franz Seitz
Produced by	Franz Seitz, Jr.
Starring	Heinz Rühmann Irina Demick Charles Regnier
Cinematography	Wolf Wirth
Edited by	Ingeborg Taschner
Music by	Rolf A. Wilhelm
Production companies	Franz Seitz Filmproduktion Bavaria Film
Distributed by	Nora-Filmverleih
Release date	16 September 1966 (1966-09-16)
Running time	89 minutes
Country	West Germany
Language	German

It was made at the Munich Studios of Bavaria Film with location shooting in Greece, Offenburg, and the Swiss resort of Montreux. The film's sets were designed by the art director Robert Stratil.

Cast

• Heinz Rühmann as Archilochos
• Irina Demick as Chloé Saloniki
• Charles Regnier as Petit-Paysan
• Hannes Messemer as Fahrcks
• Hanne Wieder as Georgette Bieler
• Walter Rilla as Staatspräsident
• Franz Kutschera as Bischof Moser
• Rudolf Rhomberg as Bruder Bibi
• Leonard Steckel as Maire Dutour
• Balduin Baas as Auguste
• Walter Buschhoff as Dolder
• Birgit Ashbahs as Marianne
• Ingrid Simon as Sophie
• Jürgen Clausen as Théophil
• Susanne Hsiao as Magda Maria
• Rudolf Forster as Butler
• Michael Maien
• Hans Leibelt

Bibliography

• Bock, Hans-Michael; Bergfelder, Tim, eds. (2009). The Concise Cinegraph: Encyclopaedia of German Cinema. New York: Berghahn Books. ISBN 978-1-57181-655-9.

External links

• Once a Greek at IMDb