The Violin Maker of Mittenwald
Directed by	Rudolf Schündler
Written by	Ludwig Ganghofer (play) Hans Neuert (play) Peter Ostermayr
Produced by	Peter Ostermayr
Starring	Willy Rösner Paul Richter Franziska Kinz
Cinematography	Heinz Schnackertz
Music by	Bernhard Eichhorn
Production companies	Bavaria Film Peter Ostermayr Produktion
Distributed by	Kopp-Filmverleih
Release date	10 December 1950 (1950-12-10)
Running time	93 minutes
Country	West Germany
Language	German

The Violin Maker of Mittenwald (German: Der Geigenmacher von Mittenwald) is a 1950 West German drama film directed by Rudolf Schündler and starring Willy Rösner, Paul Richter and Franziska Kinz.

It is a heimatfilm, based on Ludwig Ganghofer's play of the same name.^[1] It was shot at the Bavaria Studios in Munich. Location filming took place in the Austrian Tyrol, Cremona in Italy and Mittenwald in Bavaria, known as a historic centre of violin manufacturing.

• Willy Rösner as Benedikt Oberbucher
• Paul Richter as Vitus Brandner
• Franziska Kinz as Posthalterin
• Erika von Thellmann as Kuni Schlederer
• Ingeborg Cornelius as Afra Schlederer
• Erika Remberg as Veronika
• Elise Aulinger as Barbara
• Gustl Gstettenbaur as Ludwig
• Heinz-Leo Fischer as Serventa
• Sepp Nigg as Klarinettensteffl
• Thea Aichbichler as Theres
• Rolf Pinegger as Jägerfranzl
• Franz Fröhlich as Posthalter
• Minna Spaeth as Agathe
• Hans Pössenbacher as Loisl
• Karl Finkenzeller as Italienischer Reisender
• Ruth Killer as Freundin von Serventa
• Bertl Schultes as Bürgermeister
• Karl Theodor Langen
• Loni Schultes
• Ruth Kappelsberger
• Georg Bauer
• Melanie Webelhorst

• Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.

• The Violin Maker of Mittenwald at IMDb

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