The Land of Smiles (German: Das Land des Lächelns) is a 1952 West German operetta film directed by Hans Deppe and Erik Ode and starring Mártha Eggerth, Jan Kiepura and Walter Müller.[1] It is an adaptation of the operetta The Land of Smiles composed by Franz Lehár which had previously been made into a 1930 film starring Richard Tauber.[2] It was shot at the Tempelhof Studios in Berlin and on location in Thailand. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Willi Herrmann, Peter Schlewski and Heinrich Weidemann.
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Produced by | Kurt Ulrich |
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Cinematography | Kurt Schulz |
Edited by | Margarete Steinborn |
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Distributed by | Herzog-Filmverleih |
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Running time | 107 minutes |
Country | West Germany |
Language | German |
Cast
edit- Mártha Eggerth as Lissy Licht, Sängerin
- Jan Kiepura as Sou Bawana Pantschur, Prinz von Javora
- Walter Müller as Gustl Potter, ein junger Wiener
- Paul Hörbiger as Professor Ferdinand Licht
- Karin Von Dassel as Mi, Schwester von Prinz Sou
- Karl Meixner as Exzellenz Tschang
- Ludwig Schmitz as Kato
- Brigitte Lwowsky as Chrysanthème
References
edit- ^ "Das LAND DES LÄCHELNS (1952)". BFI. Archived from the original on October 30, 2020.
- ^ Traubner p.249
Bibliography
edit- Traubner, Richard. Operetta: A Theatrical History. Routledge, 2003.
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