The Happy Years of the Thorwalds (Die glücklichen Jahre der Thorwalds) 62 years old

The Thorwald family is well-off and contented when a tragedy strikes: the father is killed in an accident. Miss Thorwald takes over the raising of her children, four girls and two boys with the youngest already fifteen years old. She manages to keep them together in spite of the fact that their economic situation deteriorates after World War I. Never one to look too critically upon her brood, the woman undergoes a moving and gradual transformation as the adult activities of her children bring home the fact that none of them are what she had once imagined.

Credits

Robert Graf as Ernst Bieber

Dietmar Schönherr as ihr Sohn Martin

Loni von Friedl as Brigitte von Tienitz

Hansjörg Felmy as ihr Sohn Peter

Brigitte Grothum as ihre Tochter Helga

Johanna Matz as ihre Tochter Maria

The Happy Years of the Thorwalds Cast

Name	Character
Robert Graf He was 38, 42 years old when he died	as Ernst Bieber
Dietmar Schönherr He was 36, 88 years old when he died	as ihr Sohn Martin
Loni von Friedl She was 19, now 81 years old	as Brigitte von Tienitz
Hansjörg Felmy He was 31, 76 years old when he died	as ihr Sohn Peter
Brigitte Grothum She was 27, now 89 years old	as ihre Tochter Helga
Johanna Matz She was 30, now 92 years old	as ihre Tochter Maria
Dieter Borsche He was 53, 72 years old when he died	as Dr. Schaub
Elisabeth Bergner She was 65, 88 years old when she died	as Frau Thorwald
Elfriede Irrall She was 24, 80 years old when she died	as ihre Tochter Erika

The Happy Years of the Thorwalds Crew

Name	Department
Alice Ludwig as Editor. She was 52 (63) years old when She died	Editing
Siegfried Hold as Cinematography. He was 31 (72) years old when He died	Crew
Siegfried Franz as Music. He was 49 (84) years old when He died	Sound
Wolfgang Staudte as Director. He was 56 (77) years old when He died	Directing

The Happy Years of the Thorwalds (62 years)

Release day: Friday, November 16, 1962
Runtime: 88 minutes