
The Ideal Woman
1959, German. Directed by Josef von Báky.
A woman as mayor is quite unusual in Germany in the 1950s, but Dr. Fanny Becker is a lawyer with experience in local politics, which is why she gets elected mayor of Rosenburg.
- Runtime
- 1h 44m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- German
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- Released
- 24 August 1959
- Original title
- Die ideale Frau
- Country
- Germany
- Written by
- Hildegard Brücker, Joachim Wedekind, Walter Forster
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The Ideal Woman runs 104 minutes (1h 44m).
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The Ideal Woman isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 24 August 1959. (Checked 12 November 2026.)
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Who directed The Ideal Woman?
The Ideal Woman (1959) was directed by Josef von Báky and stars Ruth Leuwerik, Martin Benrath, Boy Gobert.