The Ideal Woman (German: Die ideale Frau) is a 1959 West German comedy film directed by Josef von Báky and starring Ruth Leuwerik, Martin Benrath and Boy Gobert. It was made at the Bavaria Studios in Munich. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Hans Jürgen Kiebach and Fritz Maurischat. Location shooting took place around Landshut and in Monaco.
Synopsis
Fanny Becker, the mayor of Rosenburg, meets a former lover and is tempted to resume her romance with him, but eventually decides to remain with her husband (the leader of the opposition in Rosenburg).
Cast
Ruth Leuwerik as Fanny Becker
Martin Benrath as Axel Jungk
Boy Gobert as Jaroslaw Martini
Friedrich Domin as Justizrat Becker
Agnes Windeck as Frau Jungk
Heinrich Gretler as Stadtrat Niggelmann
Paul Hoffmann as Stadtdirektor Rechnitz
Lukas Ammann as Butler
Hellmuth Haupt as Toni Adam
Käthe Itter as Anna
Anette Karmann as Evi Niggelmann
References
Bibliography
Hans-Michael Bock and Tim Bergfelder. The Concise Cinegraph: An Encyclopedia of German Cinema. Berghahn Books, 2009.