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The Four Companions
The Four Companions
	DVD cover
Directed by	Carl Froelich
Written by	Jochen Huth (play and screenplay)
Produced by	Carl Froelich
Starring	Ingrid Bergman; Sabine Peters; Carsta Löck; Ursula Herking;
Cinematography	Reimar Kuntze
Edited by	Gustav Lohse
Music by	Hanson Milde-Meissner
Production; company	Tonfilmstudio Carl Froelich
Distributed by	UFA
Release date	1 October 1938;
Running time	96 minutes
Country	Germany
Language	German

The Four Companions (German: Die vier Gesellen) is a 1938 German drama film directed by Carl Froelich and starring Ingrid Bergman, Sabine Peters and Carsta Löck. Jochen Huth adapted the script from his own play. It was shot at the Tempelhof Studios in Berlin with sets designed by the art director Franz Schroedter. The film was intended as a star vehicle to launch Bergman's career in Germany following her success in several Swedish films.^[1]

Synopsis

After graduation, four female art students attempt to set up their own advertising agency. At first, they fail to achieve their goal in a male dominated field. But, after trying once more, they succeed. However, they also have different views and wishes in life, from wanting to be an artist to being a homemaker, which makes running the company increasingly difficult.

Cast

Ingrid Bergman as Marianne Kruge
Sabine Peters as Käthe Winter
Carsta Löck as Lotte Waag
Ursula Herking as Franziska
Hans Söhnker as Stefan Kohlund
Leo Slezak as Professor Lange
Erich Ponto as Regierungsrat Alfred Hintze
Heinz Welzel as Feinmechaniker Martin Bachmann
Rudolf Klicks as Direktor der graphischen Berufsschule
Karl Haubenreißer as Direktor der Seidenstrumpffabrik
Lotte Braun as Sekretärin des Fabrikdirektors
Wilhelm P. Krüger as Maurermeister am Neubau
Willi Rose as Straßenbahnschaffner
Max Rosenhauer as Hauswart
Ernst G. Schiffner as Geschäftsmann, der keinen Auftrag erteilt
Hans Juergen Weidlich as Berliner Jüngling an der Litfaßsäule
Kurt Mikulski as Ausstellungsdiener
Fritz Lafontaine as 1. Grafikschüler
Gustaf Dennert as 2. Grafikschüler
Zarah Leander as Singer
Traute Bengen
Hugo Froelich

References

^ Lunde p. 157

Bibliography

Ascheid, Antje (2010) [2003]. Hitler's Heroines: Stardom and Womanhood in Nazi Cinema. Philadelphia: Temple University Press. ISBN 978-1-59213-843-2.
Chandler, Charlotte (2007). Ingrid: Ingrid Bergman, A Personal Biography. New York: Simon and Schuster. ISBN 978-1-4165-3914-8.
Lunde, Arne (2010). Nordic Exposures: Scandinavian Identities in Classical Hollywood Cinema. Seattle: University of Washington Press. ISBN 978-0-295-99045-3.