TV-FEATURE

Margarete Steiff

Xaver Schwarzenberger
Margarete is crippled by disease from childhood. Growing up in a poor family in rural Germany in the 1850-ies that is tantamount to life-long confinement. Yet against overwhelming odds, through despair and desperation, Margarete fights her way out her hopeless situation to become the legendary founder of the 'Steiff' toy-empire, which achieved world-wide success with the invention of its fabled teddy-bear.
Technical Data
Running time: 90
Format: 35 mm
Screen ratio: 1:1.85
Sound: Stereo
Language spoken: German
Production year: 2005
Credits
Director(s): Xaver Schwarzenberger
Writer(s): Susanne Beck & Thomas Eifler
Cinematography: Xaver Schwarzenberger
Editing: Helga Borsche
Key cast: Heike Makatsch, Hary Prinz, Suzanne von Borsody, Herbert Knaup, Harald Krassnitzer, Felix Eitner, Bernadette Heerwagen
Producer: Xaver Schwarzenberger
Producers: Dieter Pochlatko, Arno Ortmair
Production company
epo-film Produktionsges.m.b.H
Edelsinnstraße 58
1120 Vienna
tel:+43 1 812 37 18
With
Film-Line (D)