I Don't Want to Be a Man
A teenaged tomboy, tired of being bossed around by her strict guardian, impersonates a man so she can have more fun, but discovers that being the opposite sex isn't as easy as she had hoped.
- Rated
- Not Rated
- Runtime
- 45m
- Released
- 1918
- Country
- Germany
Details
Release year: 1918
Storyline
A teenaged tomboy, tired of being bossed around by her strict guardian, impersonates a man so she can have more fun, but discovers that being the opposite sex isn't as easy as she had hoped.
Top credits
Ossi Oswalda — Ossi
Curt Goetz — Dr. Kersten
Ferry Sikla — Counsellor Brockmüller
Margarete Kupfer — Gouvernante
Did you know
• The film was released in the US by Kino Lorber as part of the box set "Lubitsch in Berlin" in 2007 with English intertitles. It was also released in the UK by Eureka's Masters of Cinema series as part of the box set "Lubitsch in Berlin: Fairy-Tales, Melodramas, and Sex Comedies" in 2010 with German intertitles and English subtitles.
User reviews
"I beg to differ"
Oh, that Lubitsch
Excellent Comedy Vehicle That Challenges Gender Stereotypes
Technical specs
- Sound mix
- Silent
- Aspect ratio
- 1.33 : 1
- Color
- Black and White
