---
title: 'What Is the Matter with Willi? (1970)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Werner Jacobs'
released: '1970-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 82
genres:
  - 'Comedy'
countries:
  - 'Germany'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/what-is-the-matter-with-willi-1970'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0066548/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# What Is the Matter with Willi? (1970)

1970 · 82 min · Comedy · Germany

Original title: Was ist denn bloß mit Willi los?

## Synopsis

What Is the Matter with Willi? is a 1970 West German comedy film directed by Werner Jacobs and starring Heinz Erhardt, Ralf Wolter and Ruth Stephan. It was based on a character Heinz Erhardt played on television. It was followed by a loose sequel That Can't Shake Our Willi! and in 1971 a third film Our Willi Is the Best was made with Erhard returning as Willi. The final film Willi Manages The Whole Thing was released in 1972.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Werner Jacobs](https://cinepixo.com/people/werner-jacobs)
- **Screenplay:** [Eckart Hachfeld](https://cinepixo.com/people/eckart-hachfeld)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Heinz Alisch](https://cinepixo.com/people/heinz-alisch)
- **Producer:** [Horst Wendlandt](https://cinepixo.com/people/horst-wendlandt)
- **Director of Photography:** [Karl Löb](https://cinepixo.com/people/karl-lob)
- **Editor:** [Walter von Bonhorst](https://cinepixo.com/people/walter-von-bonhorst)

## Cast

- [Wolfgang Lukschy](https://cinepixo.com/people/wolfgang-lukschy)
- [Friedrich Schoenfelder](https://cinepixo.com/people/friedrich-schoenfelder)
- [Ralf Wolter](https://cinepixo.com/people/ralf-wolter)
- [Rut Rex](https://cinepixo.com/people/rut-rex)
- [Max Nosseck](https://cinepixo.com/people/max-nosseck)
- [Paul Esser](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-esser)
- [Evelyn Gressmann](https://cinepixo.com/people/evelyn-gressmann)
- [Heinz Erhardt](https://cinepixo.com/people/heinz-erhardt)
- [Willy Reichert](https://cinepixo.com/people/willy-reichert)
- [Rudolf Schündler](https://cinepixo.com/people/rudolf-schundler)
- [Ruth Stephan](https://cinepixo.com/people/ruth-stephan)
- [Inge Wolffberg](https://cinepixo.com/people/inge-wolffberg)
- [Ingrid van Bergen](https://cinepixo.com/people/ingrid-van-bergen)
- [Helen Vita](https://cinepixo.com/people/helen-vita)
- [Stella Mooney](https://cinepixo.com/people/stella-mooney)

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