Almost Angels (1962)
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- Not Rated
- 1h 33min
- Comedy, Family
- 14 Dec 1962 (Portugal)
- Movie
Supported avidly by his mother and more reluctantly at first by his father, a working-class Austrian boy joins the Vienna Choirboys, where he proves to be unusually talented. The standard initiation ordeals which new boys must endure at...
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Cast
| Vincent Winter | ... |
Tony Fiala
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Sean Scully | ... |
Peter Schaefer
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| Peter Weck | ... |
Max Heller
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| Hans Holt | ... |
Director Eisinger
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| Bruni Löbel | ... |
Mother Fiala
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Fritz Eckhardt | ... |
Father Fiala
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| Denis Gilmore | ... |
Friedel Schmidt
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Hennie Scott | ... |
Ferdie
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Gunther Philipp | ... |
Radio Announcer
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Wiener Sängerknaben | ... |
Wiener Sängerknaben
(as The Vienna Boys Choir)
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Anni Schönhuber | ... |
Woman
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Liselotte Wrede | ... |
Woman
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Hans Christian | ... |
Choirmaster (uncredited)
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Hermann Furthmosek | ... |
Choirmaster (uncredited)
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Heinz Grohmann | ... |
Music Teacher (uncredited)
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Heidi Grübl | ... |
Seamstress (uncredited)
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Bernard Hindinger | ... |
Felix Meinl (uncredited)
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Gerda Maren | ... |
Nurse (uncredited)
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Walter Regelsberger | ... |
Choirmaster (uncredited)
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Rose Renée Roth | ... |
Wardrobe Mistress (uncredited)
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Elisabeth Stiepl | ... |
Mother (uncredited)
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Walter Varndal | ... |
Mathematics Teacher (uncredited)
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Oskar Willner | ... |
Monsignore (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Steve Previn | ... | (directed by) |
Written by
| Vernon Harris | ... | (screenplay by) |
| Robert A. Stemmle | ... | (based on a story by) (as R.A. Stemmle) |
Produced by
| Walt Disney | ... | producer (uncredited) |
| Peter V. Herald | ... | co-producer (uncredited) |
Music by
| Heinz Schreiter | ... | (background music) |
Cinematography by
| Kurt Grigoleit | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
| Alfred Srp | ... | film editor |
Art Direction by
| Isabella Schlichting | ... | (as Isabell Schlichting) |
| Werner Schlichting | ||
Costume Design by
| Leo Bei | ... | (costumes) |
Makeup Department
| Leopold Kuhnert | ... | makeup artist |
| Rudolf Ohlschmidt | ... | makeup artist |
Production Management
| Willy Egger | ... | production manager |
| Peter V. Herald | ... | production supervisor |
| Robert Russ | ... | production manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Rudolf Nussgruber | ... | assistant director |
Sound Department
| Herbert Janeczka | ... | sound |
| Kurt Schwarz | ... | sound |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Herbert Geier | ... | camera operator |
| Hermann Meroth | ... | photographer: second unit |
Music Department
| Helmuth Froschauer | ... | conductor: musical selections / music arranger: musical selections |
| Wiener Philharmoniker | ... | musical selections played by (as The Vienna Symphony Orchestra) |
Additional Crew
| Kent McPherron | ... | dialogue coach |
| Norman Earl Thomson | ... | choreographer (as Norman Thomson) |
| Harry Tytle | ... | studio representative |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Buena Vista Distribution Company (1962) (United States) (theatrical) (as Buena Vista Distribution Co., Inc.)
- Sociedade Importadora de Filmes (SIF) (1962) (Portugal) (theatrical)
- Buena Vista International Mexico (1963) (Mexico) (theatrical)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (1963) (Australia) (theatrical)
- Walt Disney Filmverleih (1965) (West Germany) (theatrical)
- National Broadcasting Company (NBC) (1965) (United States) (tv) (broadcast premiere)
- Walt Disney Home Video (West Germany) (VHS)
- Walt Disney Home Video (Japan) (VHS)
- Disney+ (2019) (Australia) (video) (VOD)
- Disney+ (2019) (United States) (video) (SVoD)
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Storyline
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Supported avidly by his mother and more reluctantly at first by his father, a working-class Austrian boy joins the Vienna Choirboys, where he proves to be unusually talented. The standard initiation ordeals which new boys must endure at the hands of their seniors are intensified in his case because he has aroused the jealousy of Peter, the head chorister, by singing a solo which Peter had long sung himself. The fact is that Peter's voice is breaking, and with a broken voice often comes a broken heart. But, encouraged by the director and all the boys, Peter begins to develop in a new role as composer and conductor.
Written by Paul Emmons |
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| Taglines | BOYSterous DOGS and the DOGgondest BOYS ...together they spell FUN! [double bill with re-release of "Lady and the Tramp"] See more » |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | On its first (and possibly only) theatrical run, this film was shown as the second feature on a double bill with the 1962 re-release of Lady and the Tramp (1955). See more » |
| Goofs | The program for the Sydney, Australia concert misspells Sydney as Sidney. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Edited into Almost Angels: Part 1 (1965). See more » |
| Soundtracks | Emperor Waltz See more » |
| Quotes |
Tony Fiala:
Hey, I can sing. See more » |