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What Is the Matter with Willi? (German:Was ist denn bloß mit Willi los) is a 1970 German comedy film directed by Werner Jacobs and starring Heinz Erhardt, Ralf Wolter and Ruth Stephan. A tax inspector tries to reform the Ministry of Finance. It was based on a character Heinz Erhardt played on television. It was followed by a loose sequel That Can't Shake Our Willi! and in 1971 a third film Our Willi Is the Best was made with Erhard returning as Willi. The final film Willi Manages The Whole Thing was released in 1972.
Original Release
07/17/1970
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Heinz Erhardt | Otto Winzig / Willi Winzig |
| Ralf Wolter | Felix Klein |
| Ruth Stephan | Annie Engel |
| Helen Vita | Frau Stirnimaa / Frau Rosine Stirnima |
| Willy Reichert | Staatssekretär Kuhländer |
| Stella Mooney | Helga / Helga Winzig |
| Paul Esser | Motzmann |
| Friedrich Schoenfelder | Dr. Senn |
| Wolfgang Lukschy | Dr. Finz |
| Ingrid van Bergen | Dr. Sigrid Kubin / Dr. Sigrid Kuhn |
Directors
Writers
Wilhelm Lichtenberg, Eckart Hachfeld
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Heinz Erhardt | Otto Winzig / Willi Winzig |
| Ralf Wolter | Felix Klein |
| Ruth Stephan | Annie Engel |
| Helen Vita | Frau Stirnimaa / Frau Rosine Stirnima |
| Willy Reichert | Staatssekretär Kuhländer |
| Stella Mooney | Helga / Helga Winzig |
| Paul Esser | Motzmann |
| Friedrich Schoenfelder | Dr. Senn |
| Wolfgang Lukschy | Dr. Finz |
| Ingrid van Bergen | Dr. Sigrid Kubin / Dr. Sigrid Kuhn |
| Rudolf Schündler | Fridolin |
| Inge Wolffberg | Fräulein Grauvogel / Frl. Grauvogel |
| Die Minstrels | Singers |
| Rex Gildo | Frank Kuhländer / Frank 'Frankie' Kuhländer |
| Heinrich Gies | Portier |
| Evelyn Gressmann | Krankenschwester |
| Nadia Henkowa | Frau in Nachtlokal |
| Fred Howe | Prof. Klappmüller / Professor Klappmüller |
| Herbert Kerz | Fensterputzer |
| Max Nosseck | Aga Ben Nemzich |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Horst Wendlandt | Producer |
