Taxichauffeur Bänz 1957 Directed by Werner Düggelin , Hermann Haller

Oscar Bänz is a solid, middle-class taxi driver and widower. He loves his daughter Irma with all his heart. In order to provide for her, he has not remarried. Irma, a quiet, intelligent young woman, is studying medicine. To finance her education, Bänz rents a room to Toni Schellenberg, a young man from the countryside with a promising future as a soccer player. But the big city, easy money, and superficial friends cause Toni to neglect his training and evening classes, and eventually his employer fires him. Irma, who has fallen in love with the handsome athlete, asks her father for help. He is finally able to find Toni a job as a taxi driver. But when Irma attends a student party and also agrees to a date with the senior physician Dr. Zbinden, Toni feels neglected.

Production Country Switzerland
Language German
Gnere Drama
Production Company Praesens-Film
Release Date 25 June 1957
Cast
Schaggi Streuli Taxichauffeur Oskar Bänz
Elisabeth Müller Irma Bänz
Paul Bühlmann Kellner Peppino
Stephanie Glaser Bardame Lilly
Maximilian Schell Toni Schellenberg
Hans Grimm Taxiunternehmer
Marianne Hediger Emma Bosshard
Emil Hegetschweiler Vater Schellenberg
Elisabeth Barth Mutter Schellenberg
Sigfrit Steiner Tonis Chef
Robert Messerli Herr Mötteli
Rainer Litten Juwelier
Michael Milke Juwelendieb
Fritz Nussbaum Gläubiger
Fredy Scheim Kappeler
Fred Tanner Oberarzt Dr. Zbinden
Jean-Pierre Gerwig Sportberichterstatter
Kurt Brunner Tankwart