
Release Date
Original Release
November 4, 1954
1h 43m
Little Friends (1954)
Overview
At the age of three, little Wolfgang has lost his parents. Since then his uncle Eduard raises the boy. As a former concertmaster Eduard has recognized how gifted his nephew is and the boy learns the hard way. The 6-year-old must practice daily 6 hours at the piano and already impresses at famous music parties. When Eduard Fabricius breaks a leg after a concert in Lucerne and must go to the hospital, he can be persuaded by a pediatrician to grant some carefree vacation weeks in a manor for Wolfgang. The manor belongs to the young widow Elisabeth who soon grows very fond of the little boy. Wolfgang makes friends with 11-year-old Heidi and Jöggi, a boy his age who first saw a rival in him...
Director
Hans Albin
Department: Directing
Cast
Oliver Grimm
Wolfgang Fabricius
Elsbeth Sigmund
Vreni

Anne-Marie Blanc
Elisabeth Lauber

René Deltgen
Eduard Fabricius

Albert Lieven
Dr. Andermatt

Heinrich Gretler
Onkel Abegg
Martin Andreas
Jöggi

Leonard Steckel
Dr. Falconi

Bobby Todd
Unknown
Renate Feuereisen
Rösli, Hausmädchen