Die Trapp-Familie in Amerika

German musical Heimatfilm starring Michael Ande
-Year: 1958
-Year in film: 1958   
-Country: Germany
-Who in clothing: boys ~13, 15 ys, Lederhosen
-Who in clothing 2: 2 men, sailor suits
-Available on DVD: yes both films
-I own: yes DVD
-Clothing occurence: often
-Rating:  5/10 
-Rating: *****
-Comment: Michael Ande (pictured top on right as Werner), Knut Mahlke (Rupert, left) in bucksin Lederhosen (grey blue ones partly with green pointed hats and black or very dark blue Lederhosen (pics below). In sailor suits only 2 men with completely white collars and one short flashback of first film (back of Ande, blue sailor suit). At the end also both boys shirtless in the grey Lederhosen. Also alpine capes with backpacks under them.

This is the sequel of the Trapp Family (see entry Die Trapp-Familie, rating 10/10). Actors are ~2 years older but this film is obviously not set in the 1930s but in the late 1950s (I wonder why). Now with an 8th child (toddler boy in overalls).
Songs (at least partly) are dubbed by the boys choir "Regensburger Domspatzen" so the girls probably don't even sing here.
I don't like this film as much as the prequel. Rupert looks much older 15 or 16. At least some good song parts, good plot and shirtless scenes in Lederhosen (digging and working for their new house). Interesting what became of the family in the US. Now I have only to check The Sound of Music (1965).

There are 2 DVD boxes, I think only difference is a booklet in "Ein Wiedersehen mit Ruth Leuwerik". I think films on DVD are not available separatley, there is a VHS (at least of 1st film) however.
2 DVDs each, PAL RC2, German language and subtitles only. Very good image quality. Film 2 is 4:3 fullscreen unlike the first one. 2 different Heimatfilm trailers on each disc (without good scenes) and trailers of Trapp films and some text infos.

Few song scenes, no good sailor suits, some good Lederhosen scenes, so only rating 5.