---
title: 'Herr Puntila and His Servant Matti (1960)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Alberto Cavalcanti'
released: '1960-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 97
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Comedy'
countries:
  - 'Austria'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/herr-puntila-and-his-servant-matti-1960'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0048162/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Herr Puntila and His Servant Matti (1960)

1960 · 97 min · Drama, Comedy · Austria

Original title: Herr Puntila und sein Knecht Matti

## Synopsis

Herr Puntila and His Servant Matti is a 1960 Austrian comedy film directed and co-written by Alberto Cavalcanti and starring Curt Bois, Heinz Engelmann and Maria Emo. It was made at the Soviet-controlled Rosenhügel Studios in Vienna. Production began in 1955, but wasn't completed until 1960. The film is based on the 1948 play Mr Puntila and his Man Matti by Bertolt Brecht which in turn is based on the 1940 Finnish play The Sawdust Princess by Hella Wuolijoki.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Alberto Cavalcanti](https://cinepixo.com/people/alberto-cavalcanti)
- **Screenplay:** [Alberto Cavalcanti](https://cinepixo.com/people/alberto-cavalcanti), [Hanns Eisler](https://cinepixo.com/people/hanns-eisler), [Ruth von Mayenburg](https://cinepixo.com/people/ruth-von-mayenburg), [Vladimir Solomonovich Pozner](https://cinepixo.com/people/vladimir-solomonovich-pozner)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Hanns Eisler](https://cinepixo.com/people/hanns-eisler)
- **Producer:** [Heinrich Bauer](https://cinepixo.com/people/heinrich-bauer)
- **Director of Photography:** [André Bac](https://cinepixo.com/people/andre-bac)

## Cast

- [Heinz Engelmann](https://cinepixo.com/people/heinz-engelmann)
- [Curt Bois](https://cinepixo.com/people/curt-bois)
- [Dorothea Neff](https://cinepixo.com/people/dorothea-neff)
- [Erika Pelikowsky](https://cinepixo.com/people/erika-pelikowsky)
- [Maria Emo](https://cinepixo.com/people/maria-emo)
- [Peter Sturm](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-sturm)
- [Erland Erlandsen](https://cinepixo.com/people/erland-erlandsen)
- [Elfriede Irrall](https://cinepixo.com/people/elfriede-irrall)
- [Karl Skraup](https://cinepixo.com/people/karl-skraup)
- [Otto Schmöle](https://cinepixo.com/people/otto-schmole)
- [Edith Klinger](https://cinepixo.com/people/edith-klinger)

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