The Four Companions
1938, German. Directed by Carl Froelich.
Four graduates of an industrial design school team up and form a small business. The protagonist is so excited by the venture that she turns down the proposal of her dashing instructor. Time passes and her three partners lose interest in the business for different reasons. This leaves the heroine who has a change of heart and decides to forgo the business and marry the instructor after all.
- Runtime
- 1h 36m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- German
- Rated
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Cast & crew
- Carl FroelichDirector
- Ingrid BergmanMarianne Kruge
- Sabine PetersKäthe Winter
- Hans SöhnkerStefan Kohlund
- Carsta LöckLotte Waag
- Ursula HerkingFranziska
- Leo SlezakProfessor Lange
- Erich PontoRegierungsrat Alfred Hintze
- Willi RoseStraßenbahnschaffner
- Heinz WelzelFeinmechaniker Martin Bachmann
- Rudolf KlicksDirektor der graphischen Berufsschule
- Karl HaubenreißerDirektor der Seidenstrumpffabrik
- Lotte BraunSekretärin des Fabrikdirektors
Details
- Released
- 1 October 1938
- Original title
- Die 4 Gesellen
- Country
- Germany
- Written by
- Jochen Huth
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The Four Companions runs 96 minutes (1h 36m).
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The Four Companions isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 1 October 1938. (Checked 11 November 2026.)
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Who directed The Four Companions?
The Four Companions (1938) was directed by Carl Froelich and stars Ingrid Bergman, Sabine Peters, Hans Söhnker.