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The Miracle of Father Malachia (German: Das Wunder des Malachias) is a 1961 West German black-and-white film directed by Bernhard Wicki and starring Horst Bollmann. The film is based on the 1938 novel Father Malachy's Miracle by Bruce Marshall and tells the story of a supposed miracle in a West German town that is soon exploited and sensationalized by the media and profiteers. The film won several awards and was the official West German submission to the 34th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film.
Original Release
07/02/1961
US Release
11/24/2018
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Horst Bollmann | Pater Malachias Berger / Pater Malachias |
| Richard Münch | Dr. Erwin Glass |
| Christiane Nielsen | Helga Glass |
| Günter Pfitzmann | Rudolf Reuschel |
| Brigitte Grothum | Gussy |
| Karin Hübner | Nelly Moorbach |
| Pinkas Braun | Christian Krüger |
| Kurt Ehrhardt | Bishop Willi Reuschel |
| Kurt Lauermann | Canon Kleinrath |
| Günter Strack | Kaplan Merz |
Directors
Writers
Bernhard Wicki, Bruce Marshall, Heinz Pauck
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Horst Bollmann | Pater Malachias Berger / Pater Malachias |
| Richard Münch | Dr. Erwin Glass |
| Christiane Nielsen | Helga Glass |
| Günter Pfitzmann | Rudolf Reuschel |
| Brigitte Grothum | Gussy |
| Karin Hübner | Nelly Moorbach |
| Pinkas Braun | Christian Krüger |
| Kurt Ehrhardt | Bishop Willi Reuschel |
| Kurt Lauermann | Canon Kleinrath |
| Günter Strack | Kaplan Merz |
| Ludwig Thiesen | Kaplan Heidenreich |
| Romuald Pekny | Legat |
| Paul Edwin Roth | Secretary of the Bishop |
| Senta Berger | Yvonne Krüger |
| Charlotte Kerr | Dr. Renate Kellinghus |
| Willy Fueter | Franke - Publisher |
| Hermann Hartmann | Reisguss - Bar-Owner |
| Wolfgang Spier | Littmann / Herr Littmann |
| Hans Helmut Dickow | Specht |
| Emmy Burg | Flower Seller |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Jochen Severin | Executive Producer |
| Otto Meissner | Producer |
