Movie: The Miracle of Father Malachia

Top 10 Billed Cast

Horst Bollmann
Horst Bollmann

Pater Malachias

Richard Münch
Richard Münch

Dr. Erwin Glass

Christiane Nielsen
Christiane Nielsen

Helga Glass

Günter Pfitzmann
Günter Pfitzmann

Rudolf Reuschel

Brigitte Grothum
Brigitte Grothum

Gussy

Karin Hübner
Karin Hübner

Nelly Moorbach

Pinkas Braun
Pinkas Braun

Christian Krüger

Kurt Ehrhardt
Kurt Ehrhardt

Bishop Willi Reuschel

Kurt Lauermann
Kurt Lauermann

Günter Strack
Günter Strack

Kaplan Merz

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    "Wunderbar" takes on a new meaning in this routine satire by Bernhard Wicki about a bar that is miraculously transported by God Himself to a nearby, new location on an island. The nature of the miracle is a bit strange, but it comes in answer to Pater Malachias' prayers to get the sin-ridden place out of the center of the city. The good and naive Malachias is subtly played by Horst Bollimann. Once this miracle of relocation has occurred, the sharks and entrepreneurs, who would bilk both the faithful and the curiosity-seekers alike, crop up like an unwanted epidemic. The mercenary and the sacred clash, as many try to find deeper meaning in what has happened, and Pater Malachias starts to doubt the wisdom of his original prayer.

  • Release Date

    1961-07-03

  • Average

    5.4

  • Rating:

    2.7 starts
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    Deutsch
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