title: Annie from Tharau
text: # Annie from Tharau
  
  Annie from Tharau (German: Ännchen von Tharau) is a 1954 West German romance film directed by Wolfgang Schleif and starring Ilse Werner, Heinz Engelmann, Helmuth Schneider. It takes its name from a historic song of the same title and was part of the post-war tradition of heimatfilm in German cinema.
  
  It was shot at the Tempelhof Studios in Berlin and on location across Bavaria. The film's sets were designed by the art director Wilhelm Vorwerg.
  
  ## Cast
  
  * Ilse Werner as Anna "Ännchen" Wittkuhn
  * Heinz Engelmann as Ulrich Lessau
  * Helmuth Schneider as Adrian Rotenbach
  * Klaus-Ulrich Krause as Utz Wittkuhn
  * Albert Florath as Tobias Rotenbach
  * Elsa Wagner as Babette Rotenbach
  * Bruno Hübner as Dr. Bruns
  * Stanislav Ledinek as Lobsam
  * Karl Hellmer as Willuweit
  * Margarete Haagen as Gru Gutjahr
  * Paul Heidemann as Herr Selke
  * Blandine Ebinger as Frau Selke
  * Loni Heuser as Alma Möske
  * Brigitte Rau as Trudel Möske
  * Ludwig Schmitz as Ali Schnurre
  * Hans Hermann Schaufuß as Wehrle
  * Rolf Weih as Grabner
  