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Directed by | Hans H. König |
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Produced by | Richard König |
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Cinematography | Bruno Stephan |
Edited by | Luise Dreyer-Sachsenberg |
Music by | Heinz Sandauer |
Production company | König Film |
Distributed by | Herzog-Filmverleih |
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Running time | 96 minutes |
Country | West Germany |
Language | German |
The Imaginary Invalid or The Hypochondriac (German: Der eingebildete Kranke) is a 1952 West German comedy film directed by Hans H. König and starring Joe Stöckel, Oskar Sima and Inge Egger. It is an updated adaptation of Molière's 1673 play The Imaginary Invalid.[1] The play had previously been made into a 1934 French film of the same title.[2] It was made at the Bavaria Studios in Munich. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Max Mellin and Rolf Zehetbauer.