The Miracle of Father Malachia

The Miracle of Father Malachia

122 mins | Comedy | July 3, 1961

"Wunderbar" takes on a new meaning in this routine satire by Bernhard Wicki about a bar that is miraculously transported by God Himself to a nearby, new location on an island. The nature of the miracle is a bit strange, but it comes in answer to Pater Malachias' prayers to get the sin-ridden place out of the center of the city. The good and naive Malachias is subtly played by Horst Bollimann. Once this miracle of relocation has occurred, the sharks and entrepreneurs, who would bilk both the faithful and the curiosity-seekers alike, crop up like an unwanted epidemic. The mercenary and the sacred clash, as many try to find deeper meaning in what has happened, and Pater Malachias starts to doubt the wisdom of his original prayer.

The Miracle of Father Malachia

122 mins | Comedy | July 3, 1961

The Miracle of Father Malachia
"Wunderbar" takes on a new meaning in this routine satire by Bernhard Wicki about a bar that is miraculously transported by God Himself to a nearby, new location on an island. The nature of the miracle is a bit strange, but it comes in answer to Pater Malachias' prayers to get the sin-ridden place out of the center of the city. The good and naive Malachias is subtly played by Horst Bollimann. Once this miracle of relocation has occurred, the sharks and entrepreneurs, who would bilk both the faithful and the curiosity-seekers alike, crop up like an unwanted epidemic. The mercenary and the sacred clash, as many try to find deeper meaning in what has happened, and Pater Malachias starts to doubt the wisdom of his original prayer.
Producers Deutsche Film Hansa
Original title Das Wunder des Malachias
Directors Bernhard Wicki
Writers Bruce Marshall, Heinz Pauck, Bernhard Wicki

Cast

Horst Bollmann

as Pater Malachias

Richard Münch

as Dr. Erwin Glass

Christiane Nielsen

as Helga Glass

Günter Pfitzmann

as Rudolf Reuschel

Brigitte Grothum

as Gussy

Karin Hübner

as Nelly Moorbach

Pinkas Braun

as Christian Krüger

Kurt Ehrhardt

as Bishop Willi Reuschel

Günter Strack

as Kaplan Merz

Romuald Pekny

as Legat

Senta Berger

as Yvonne Krüger

Charlotte Kerr

as Dr. Renate Kellinghus

Wolfgang Spier

as Herr Littmann

Vicco von Bülow

as Kauziger Professor

Walter Buschhoff

as Kripo-Beamter

Friedrich Schütter

as Fotograf

Günter Meisner

as Prediger

Hans Helmut Dickow

as Specht

Heinz Lieven

as Polizeireferent

Herbert Stass

as Arbeiter