Wild Water (German: Wilde Wasser) is a 1962 Austrian-West German drama film directed by Rudolf Schündler and starring Marianne Hold, Hans von Borsody and Corny Collins.Bock & Bergfelder p.170 It was part of the post-war boom in heimatfilm.
The film's sets were designed by the art director Hans Zehetner.
Plot Thomas Mautner, who is very talented musically and popular with the ladies, prefers to spend his time playing the organ in the village church rather than working in his father's sawmill. When Thomas rescues the pretty Andrea from the life-threatening torrent, he senses his chance to leave his father's business for good. In the posh spa town of Bad Gastein, he hopes to gain the support of Andrea's father, who, however, is only interested in his property. Thomas can only impress Andrea's friends by imitating their extravagant lifestyle. But to do so, he constantly needs money, which he obtains by signing promissory notes from Andrea's father. One day, the moment of truth arrives, and Thomas experiences a bitter disappointment.
Cast Marianne Hold as Magdalena Ullmann Hans von Borsody as Thomas Mautner Corny Collins as Andrea Sternberg Ruth Stephan as Johanna Ingeborg Gruber as Monika Böhmel Friedrich Schoenfelder as Baron Ferdinand von Lindner Sieghardt Rupp as Markus Mautner Beppo Brem as Fabian Franz Muxeneder as Siegfried 'Sigi' Reiber Rolf Olsen as Sternberg Viktor Staal as Förster Böhmel Heinrich Gretler as Mautner sr. Silvia Simon Susanne von Ratony Harry Engel Sergio Casmai
References
Bibliography Bock, Hans-Michael & Bergfelder, Tim. The Concise CineGraph. Encyclopedia of German Cinema. Berghahn Books, 2009.
External links
Wild Water at AllMovie