My Name is Niki
6.6
“... And Everyone Loves Me”
Winnie is desperate and doesn't know what to do next. She is about to marry her lover Paul, who has returned from war captivity. Both want to emigrate to America short after marriage. But the young woman has an illegitimate one-and-a-half-year-old son, whom she has kept secret from her fiancé. The short-tempered Paul would never understand that. When she is on her way to the orphanage, the grumpy senior civil servant Hieronymus Spitz and his little dog Tobby get into her train compartment. After a short observation, Winnie is certain that the misantrope actually has a good heart, because he lovingly takes care of his dog. Without further ado she leaves little Niki with the tax accountant and disappears from the train. Only a note with a request remains. The overwhelmed old gentleman initially wants to get rid of the child, but then takes it home and takes care of it together with his housekeeper. Both take the bundle of joy to their hearts. But then everything turns out differently.
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Cast
21 people
Paul Hörbiger
Hieronymus Spitz
Known for
The Third Man
Spies
Aglaja Schmid
Winnie
Also in
The Trial
Die Regimentstochter
Rudolf Jugert
Erna Fentsch
Willy Jeske
Hardy Krüger
Paul
Known for
Barry Lyndon
Hatari!
Georg Richter
Erika von Thellmann
Jette
Also in
Willi wird das Kind schon schaukeln
Der brave Soldat Schwejk
Georg Witt
Carsta Löck
Junge Magd
Known for
Emil of Lonneberga
Lina Carstens
Frau Altmann
Also in
Der Bastian
Lina Braake
Bruno Hübner
Regierungsdirektor
Also in
Lulu
Ludwig on the Lookout for a Wife
Rudolf Jugert Director · Erna Fentsch Screenplay Franz Koch Cinematographer
First release August 5, 1952 · Produced in Germany · Production Schorchtfilm
Production
Georg Witt Film
Production
Schorchtfilm
Production
Germany
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Original title
Ich heiße Niki
Original language
German
Spoken on screen
German
Release dates
Austria · August 5, 1952
Premiere · Wien
Germany · August 29, 1952
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Denmark
April 20, 1953
Finland
April 10, 1953
France
November 9, 1956 · Strasbourg
Germany
October 16, 1968 · TV · ARD
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