The Happy Years of the Thorwalds
The Happy Years of the Thorwalds
1962, German. Directed by John Olden & Wolfgang Staudte.
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.
- Runtime
- 1h 28m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- German
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Cast & crew
- John OldenDirector
- Wolfgang StaudteDirector
- Elisabeth BergnerFrau Thorwald
- Hansjörg Felmyihr Sohn Peter
- Johanna Matzihre Tochter Maria
- Dietmar Schönherrihr Sohn Martin
- Brigitte Grothumihre Tochter Helga
- Elfriede Irrallihre Tochter Erika
- Dieter BorscheDr. Schaub
- Loni von FriedlBrigitte von Tienitz
- Robert GrafErnst Bieber
Details
- Released
- 16 November 1962
- Original title
- Die glücklichen Jahre der Thorwalds
- Country
- Germany
- Written by
- Answald Krüger, Maria Matray, J. B. Priestley
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The Happy Years of the Thorwalds runs 88 minutes (1h 28m).
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The Happy Years of the Thorwalds isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 16 November 1962. (Checked 14 November 2026.)
What movies are like The Happy Years of the Thorwalds?
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Who directed The Happy Years of the Thorwalds?
The Happy Years of the Thorwalds (1962) was directed by John Olden and Wolfgang Staudte and stars Elisabeth Bergner, Hansjörg Felmy, Johanna Matz.