Barbara (1961 film)

Barbara (German: Barbara - Wild wie das Meer) is a 1961 West German drama film directed by Frank Wisbar and starring Harriet Andersson, Maria Sebaldt and Carl Lange. The film was adapted from the 1939 novel of the same title by Jørgen-Frantz Jacobsen. It was filmed at studios in Copenhagen, with additional location shooting in the Faroe Islands where the film is set.

Cast

• Harriet Andersson as Barbara
• Maria Sebaldt as Vupsen
• Carl Lange as Amtmann Heyde
• Helmut Griem as Paul
• Hans Nielsen as Mikkelsen
• Josef Albrecht as Henry
• Erika Dannhoff as Sophie
• Jens Due as Tanzender Gast
• Erich Dunskus as Harpunen-Olaf
• Tilla Durieux as Armgart
• Hans Elwenspoek as Pastor
• Herbert Fleischmann as Gabriel
• Günter Lüdke as Tanfloh
• Nora Minor as Barbara's Mutter
• Hans Paetsch as Inselvogt Harme
• Xenia Pörtner as Susanne
• Renate Rolfs as Angelika
• Erik Schumann as Dr. Nielsson
• Hans von Borsody as Andreas
• Henrik Wiehe as Seeoffizier

References

Bibliography

• Henry Nicolella. Frank Wisbar: The Director of Ferryman Maria, from Germany to America and Back. McFarland, 2018.
• James Robert Parish & Michael R. Pitts. Film directors: a guide to their American films. Scarecrow Press, 1974.

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