Comedy · Germany · 1918 · 45m

I Don't Want to Be a Man

Ich möchte kein Mann sein

I Don't Want to Be a Man poster
Director
Ernst Lubitsch
Cast
Ossi Oswalda as Ossi Curt Goetz as Dr. Kersten Ferry Sikla as Counsellor Brockmüller Margarete Kupfer as Gouvernante Victor Janson as
Crew
Theodor Sparkuhl — Director of Photography Ernst Lubitsch — Writer Hanns Kräly — Writer Paul Davidson — Producer Kurt Richter — Production Design
Synopsis

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.

Mood & Themes
genderlgbt
Key Collaborators
Ernst Lubitsch Director Theodor Sparkuhl Director of Photography Ernst Lubitsch Writer Hanns Kräly Writer Paul Davidson Producer Kurt Richter Production Design
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