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Release Date:
August 29, 1952
Original Title:
Ich heiße Niki
Alternate Titles:
Ich heisse Niki
Genres:
Drama | Family
Production Companies:
Georg Witt Film
Schorchtfilm
Production Countries:
Germany
Ratings / Certifications:
DE: 12
Runtime: 101
Winnie is desperate and doesn't know what to do next. She is about to marry her lover Paul, who has returned from war captivity. Both want to emigrate to America short after marriage. But the young woman has an illegitimate one-and-a-half-year-old son, whom she has kept secret from her fiancé. The short-tempered Paul would never understand that. When she is on her way to the orphanage, the grumpy senior civil servant Hieronymus Spitz and his little dog Tobby get into her train compartment. After a short observation, Winnie is certain that the misantrope actually has a good heart, because he lovingly takes care of his dog. Without further ado she leaves little Niki with the tax accountant and disappears from the train. Only a note with a request remains. The overwhelmed old gentleman initially wants to get rid of the child, but then takes it home and takes care of it together with his housekeeper. Both take the bundle of joy to their hearts. But then everything turns out differently.
Assistant Director:
Fritz Stapenhorst
Costume Design:
Ursula Maes
Director:
Rudolf Jugert
Director of Photography:
Franz Koch
Editor:
Fritz Stapenhorst
Makeup Designer:
Jonas Müller
Arthur Schramm
Music:
Werner Eisbrenner
Producer:
Georg Witt
Production Assistant:
Hans Krause
Production Design:
Franz Bi
Botho Hoefer
Production Manager:
Georg Richter
Screenplay:
Erna Fentsch
Sound:
Hans Wunschel
Unit Manager:
Willy Jeske
Visual Effects:
Theo Nischwitz
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