I Don't Want to Be a Man

6.4 (64 votes)• 1918• 45m•Released

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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.

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Director: Ernst Lubitsch

Starring Cast: Ossi Oswalda, Curt Goetz, Ferry Sikla, Margarete Kupfer, Victor Janson

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Ossi Oswalda

Ossi

Curt Goetz

Dr. Kersten

Ferry Sikla

Counsellor Brockmüller

Margarete Kupfer

Gouvernante

Victor Janson

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