Ball at the Metropol (German: Ball im Metropol) is a 1937 German drama film directed by Frank Wisbar and starring Heinrich George, Heinz von Cleve and Hilde Weissner.[1][2] The film's sets were designed by the art directors Fritz Maurischat and Anton Weber. It was based on the 1888 novel Irrungen, Wirrungen by Theodor Fontane.[3] It premiered at the Gloria-Palast in Berlin.

Ball at the Metropol
Directed byFrank Wisbar
Written byWolf Neumeister
Ilse M. Spath
Frank Wisbar
Based onIrrungen, Wirrungen by Theodor Fontane
Produced byFred Lyssa
StarringHeinrich George
Heinz von Cleve
Hilde Weissner
CinematographyErich Claunigk
Edited byLena Neumann
Music byWalter Kollo
Production
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Neucophon Tonfilm-Produktion
Distributed byTerra Film
Release date
  • 26 January 1937 (1937-01-26)
Running time
84 minutes
CountryGermany
LanguageGerman

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References

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  1. ^ Nicolella p.94
  2. ^ Cinema and the Swastika p.198
  3. ^ Goble p.162

Bibliography

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  • Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.
  • Nicolella, Henry. Frank Wisbar: The Director of Ferryman Maria, from Germany to America and Back. McFarland, 2018.
  • Winkel, Roel Vande & Welch, David. Cinema and the Swastika: The International Expansion of Third Reich Cinema. Palgrave MacMillan, 2011.
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