The Domestic Tyrant

The Domestic Tyrant (German: Der Haus-Tyrann) is a 1959 West German comedy film directed by Hans Deppe and starring Heinz Erhardt, Grethe Weiser and Peter Vogel. It is based on the play The Scoundrel by Hans Reimann and Toni Impekoven, which has been made into several films.

The Domestic Tyrant
Directed by	Hans Deppe
Written by	Werner P. Zibaso
Based on	The Scoundrel by Hans Reimann and Toni Impekoven
Produced by	Walter Traut
Starring	Heinz Erhardt Grethe Weiser Peter Vogel
Cinematography	Oskar Schnirch
Edited by	Werner Preuss
Music by	Raimund Rosenberger
Production company	Divina-Film
Distributed by	Gloria Film
Release date	29 January 1959 (1959-01-29)
Running time	90 minutes
Country	West Germany
Language	German

The film's sets were designed by the art directors Werner Achmann and Willy Schatz.

Synopsis

An overbearing owner of a coffee shop torments his family and customers, until he finds himself in court.

Cast

• Heinz Erhardt as Paul Perlacher
• Grethe Weiser as Amalie Hartung
• Peter Vogel as Hannes Hartung
• Helga Martin as Inge Perlacher
• Rudolf Platte as waiter Gottlieb
• Stephan Schwartz as Alex Perlacher
• Arnulf Schröder as professor
• Ernst Waldow as examining magistrate Dr. Wallner
• Beppo Brem as constable Rübsam
• Eduard Linkers as prosecutor
• Hans Leibelt as judge
• Else Quecke as Trude Perlacher
• Dietrich Thoms as postman
• Willy Hagara as himself

Soundtrack

• Willy Hagara — "Es kann im Frühling sein" (Music by Josef Niessen, lyrics by Bruno Balz)
• Willy Hagara — "Man liebt nur einmal" (Music by Josef Niessen, lyrics by Bruno Balz)

Bibliography

• Hans-Michael Bock and Tim Bergfelder. The Concise Cinegraph: An Encyclopedia of German Cinema. Berghahn Books, 2009.

External links

• The Domestic Tyrant at IMDb
• The Domestic Tyrant is available for free viewing and download at the Internet Archive