The Merry Widow (German: Die lustige Witwe) is a 1962 Austrian-French musical film directed by Werner Jacobs and starring Peter Alexander, Karin Hübner and Gunther Philipp.[1] It is based on the 1905 operetta The Merry Widow by Franz Lehár.[2]
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| Directed by | Werner Jacobs |
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| Based on | The Merry Widow 1905 operetta by Franz Lehár Victor Léon (libretto) Leo Stein (libretto) |
| Produced by | Herbert Gruber |
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| Edited by | Arnfried Heyne |
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| Distributed by | Constantin Film |
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Running time | 110 minutes |
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| Language | German |
It was shot at the Sievering Studios in Vienna. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Fritz Jüptner-Jonstorff and Alexander Sawczynski.
Plot summary edit
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Cast edit
- Peter Alexander as Danilo
- Karin Hübner as Hanna
- Gunther Philipp as Hugo
- Maurice Teynac as André Napoleon Renard
- Geneviève Cluny as Valencienne, Revuestar
- Germaine Montero as Anna, Wirtin von "Chez Anna"
- Ernst Waldbrunn as Testamentsvollstrecker
- Harald Maresch as Baron Zeta
- Herbert Kersten as Dr. Martin
- Helmut Lex as Jack Bromfield
- Darío Moreno as Camillo, Valenciennes Mann
References edit
Bibliography edit
- Von Dassanowsky, Robert. Austrian Cinema: A History. McFarland, 2005.
External links edit
- The Merry Widow at IMDb
- Die lustige Witwe is available for free viewing and download at the Internet Archive
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