The Reverend Turns a Blind Eye
# The Reverend Turns a Blind Eye

The Reverend Turns a Blind Eye (German: Hochwürden drückt ein Auge zu) is a 1971 West German comedy film directed by Harald Vock and starring Roy Black, Uschi Glas and Georg Thomalla. It was followed by a 1972 sequel Always Trouble with the Reverend.

It was partly shot on location around Lake Wörthersee in the Austrian state of Carinthia.

## Synopsis

A well-meaning priest gets himself into a number of scrapes.

## Cast

* Roy Black as Michael Springer
* Uschi Glas as Barbara Jansen
* Georg Thomalla as Pfarrer Himmelreich
* Peter Weck as Thomas Springer
* Fritz Eckhardt as Bischof
* Heinz Reincke as Alfred
* Hans Tügel as Kapitän Jansen
* Elisabeth Felchner as Mathilde
* Erik Frey as Bürgermeister
* Alexander Grill as Bus-Chauffeur
* Elisabeth Stiepl as Frau Bürgermeister
* Guido Wieland as Jochen
* Norbert Kammil
* Johann Sklenka as Matrose
* Myriam Dreifuss as Röschen
* Felix Dvorak as Branmeister
* Rudi Carrell as Rudi Carnel
* Heidi Hansen as Doris
* Ernst H. Hilbich as Polizist
* Paul Klinger as Narrator
* Chris Roberts as Georg
