I Don't Want to Be a Man

45m
Comedy
6.3

A teenage tomboy, tired of being bossed around by her strict guardian, impersonates a man so she can have more fun. She quickly discovers that being the opposite sex isn’t as easy as she had hoped for. What ensues is a gender-bending comedy decades ahead of its time.

Cast

Ossi Oswalda
Ossi
Curt Goetz
Dr. Kersten
Ferry Sikla
Counsellor Brockmüller
Margarete Kupfer
Gouvernante
Victor Janson
Unknown

Crew

Ernst Lubitsch
Director, Writer
Hanns Kräly
Writer
Theodor Sparkuhl
Director of Photography
Paul Davidson
Producer
Kurt Richter
Production Design

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