In a theme reminiscent of the classic Greek comedy Lysistrata by Aristophanes, wives and sweethearts in a Bavarian village agree to withhold sex from their men, as long as the men keep spending time with a new waitress at the inn.
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Cast
35 people
Trude Marlen
Hanni
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Georg Jacoby
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Wálter Forster
Heli Finkenzeller
Pepi
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Elise Aulinger
Annamirl
Known for
Fear
Paul Richter
Wirt
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Die Nibelungen: Siegfried
Dr. Mabuse, the Gambler
Georg Jacoby Director
United States release August 30, 1935 · Produced in Germany · Production Universum Film (UFA)
Production
UFA
Production
Universum Film (UFA)
Production
Germany
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Original title
Ehestreik
Original language
German
Spoken on screen
German
Release dates
Germany · May 30, 1935
Theatrical
United States · August 30, 1935
Croatia
October 10, 1935
Denmark
June 20, 1936
Finland
May 1, 1943
Slovenia
September 6, 1935
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