Seven Years Hard Luck (German: Sieben Jahre Pech) is a 1940 German romantic comedy film directed by Ernst Marischka and starring Hans Moser, Ida Wüst and Olly Holzmann.[1]

Seven Years Hard Luck
Directed byErnst Marischka
Written byErnst Marischka
Produced byHeinrich Haas
Starring
CinematographyKároly Kurzmayer
Edited byArnfried Heyne
Music by
Production
company
Styria-Film
Distributed bySüddeutsche Commerz Film
Release date
  • 19 December 1940 (1940-12-19)
Running time
90 minutes
CountryGermany
LanguageGerman

The film's sets were designed by the art directors Hans Ledersteger and Heinrich Richter. The film was produced by the independent company Styria-Film in German-controlled Austria. It was followed by a sequel Seven Years of Good Luck in 1942.

Synopsis

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After breaking a mirror, a writer is convinced he will have seven years' bad luck. This complicates his romantic aspirations.

Cast

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References

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  1. ^ Von Dassanowsky p. 101

Bibliography

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  • Bock, Hans-Michael & Bergfelder, Tim. The Concise CineGraph. Encyclopedia of German Cinema. Berghahn Books, 2009.
  • Robert Von Dassanowsky. Austrian Cinema. McFarland & Co, 2005.
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