Nora's Ark Explained

Nora's Ark (German: '''Arche Nora''') is a 1948 German comedy-drama film directed by Werner Klingler that stars Willy Maertens, Claus Hofer and Harry Meyen.^[1] It is about a young couple who go to live on a derelict boat because they lack a home.^[2]

It was produced by Wandsbek Studios in Hamburg in the British Zone of Occupation. The film's sets were designed by art director Herbert Kirchhoff.

Cast

• Willy Maertens as Willi Lüdecke
• Claus Hofer as Klaus Schriewer
• Harry Meyen as Peter Stoll
• Edith Schneider as Nora Wendler
• Peter Schütte as Jochen Wendler
• Johannes Billiam as Monteur
• Hans Billian
• Karl Kramer as Besitzer des Autofriedhofes
• Lieselotte Lütje as Sekretärin
• Marga Maasberg as Frau Jansen
• Kurt Meister as Radtke
• Ludwig Röger as Ein dicker Mann
• Sylvia Schwarz as Kind
• Willi Schweisguth as Arzt

Bibliography

• Davidson, John & Hake, Sabine. Framing the Fifties: Cinema in a Divided Germany. Berghahn Books, 2007.

Notes and References

1. Davidson & Hake p. 236
2. [Roger Manvell]