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I Don't Want to Be a Man

Country: Germany, Language: German, 45 mins

Original Title

Ich möchte kein Mann sein!
  • Director: Ernst Lubitsch
  • Writer: Hanns Kräly; Ernst Lubitsch
  • Producer: Paul Davidson

CGiii Comment

Definitely...one for the feminists!

"These womenfolk are so inconsiderate" says the woman dressed as a man!

The quality is remarkable...and, it's loaded with subtext. Considering it was made at the tail-end of The Great War...the decadence and joie-de-vivre on show...quite extraordinary.

And there's an added bonus...it is very funny indeed.


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The(ir) Blurb...

A teenaged tomboy, tired of being bossed around by her strict guardian, impersonates a man so she can have more fun, but discovers that being the opposite sex isn't as easy as she had hoped.

Cast & Characters

Ossi Oswalda as Ossi;
Curt Goetz as Dr. Kersten;
Ferry Sikla as Counsellor Brockmuller;
Margarete Kupfer as Gouvernante;
Victor Janson