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Toxi is a 1952 West German drama film directed by Robert A. Stemmle and starring Elfie Fiegert, Paul Bildt and Johanna Hofer. The film's release came as the first wave of children born to black Allied servicemen and white German mothers entered school.
It was shot at the Wandsbek Studios in Hamburg. Elfie Fiegert was selected to play Toxi after a mass audition held in Munich. Publicity for the film emphasised the similarities between her own story and that of Toxi. The film was the eighth most popular release at the West German box office in 1952. The name Toxi became widely used as shorthand in the German media when referring to Afro-Germans and their social circumstances.
Original Release
08/15/1952
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Elfie Fiegert | Toxi |
| Paul Bildt | Grossvater Rose |
| Johanna Hofer | Grossmutter Helene |
| Ingeborg Körner | Herta Rose |
| Carola Höhn | Charlotte Jenrich |
| Wilfried Seyferth | Theodor Jenrich |
| Sylvia Hermann | Ilse |
| Karin Purschke | Susi |
| Elisabeth Flickenschildt | Tante Wally |
| Rainer Penkert | Robert Peters |
Directors
Writers
Robert A. Stemmle, Peter Francke, Maria von der Osten-Sacken
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Elfie Fiegert | Toxi |
| Paul Bildt | Grossvater Rose |
| Johanna Hofer | Grossmutter Helene |
| Ingeborg Körner | Herta Rose |
| Carola Höhn | Charlotte Jenrich |
| Wilfried Seyferth | Theodor Jenrich |
| Sylvia Hermann | Ilse |
| Karin Purschke | Susi |
| Elisabeth Flickenschildt | Tante Wally |
| Rainer Penkert | Robert Peters |
| Ernst Waldow | Übelhack / Ubelhack |
| Erika von Thellmann | Frau Übelhack |
| Willy Maertens | Inspektor Plaukart / Krim-Inspektor Plaukart |
| Lotte Brackebusch | Frau Berstel |
| Al Hoosmann | James R. Spencer |
| Gustl Busch | Anna |
| Julia Fjorsen | Fanny |
| Katharina Brauren | Vorsteherin |
| Gertrud Prey | Fursorgeschwester |
| Ursula V. Bose | Krankenschwester |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Werner Ludwig | Producer |
| Hermann Schwerin | Producer |
