The Vulture Wally (German: Die Geierwally) is a 1956 West German drama film directed by Franz Cap and starring Barbara Rütting, Carl Möhner and Heinrich Hauser [de].^[1] Based on a popular novel which has had several film adaptations, it is part of the tradition of Heimatfilm.

This article relies largely or entirely on a single source. (March 2024)

Quick Facts The Vulture Wally, Directed by ...

The Vulture Wally
Directed by	Franz Cap
Written by	Wolf Neumeister Peter Ostermayr Wilhelmine von Hillern (novel)
Produced by	Ottmar Ostermayr
Starring	Barbara Rütting Carl Möhner Heinrich Hauser [de]
Cinematography	Franz Koch
Edited by	Claus von Boro
Music by	Bernhard Eichhorn
Production company	Peter Ostermayr Produktion
Distributed by	Unitas-Film
Release date	30 August 1956
Running time	90 minutes
Country	West Germany
Language	German

Close

The film's sets were designed by the art director Carl Ludwig Kirmse.

• Barbara Rütting as Geierwally
• Carl Möhner as Bärenjosef
• Heinrich Hauser [de] as Lorenz
• Til Kiwe as Vinzenz
• Maria Hofen as Luckard
• Franz Pfaudler as Höchstbauer
• Helga Neuner as Afra
• Walter Janssen as Curat
• Beppo Schwaiger as Benedikt
• Siegfried Rauch as Leander
• Gusti Kreissl as Retta
• Elinor von Wallerstein as Lammwirtin
• Ernst Reinhold as Bartl
• Anton Färber as Draxl
• Alfons Sailer as Anton
• Veronika Fitz as Rosa
• Fred Hennings as Pfarrer
• Franz Loskarn as Gendarm
• Alwin Emmert as Halbweger
• Viktor Afritsch as Jagdherr

• The Vulture Wally (1921)
• La Leggenda di Wally (1930)
• La Wally (1932, based on the opera)
• The Vulture Wally (1940)