Nanon is a 1938 German historical film directed by Herbert Maisch and starring Erna Sack, Johannes Heesters and Dagny Servaes.[1] It is based on the original operetta Nanon by Richard Genée which had a libretto by F Zell, although the music for this film was specially commissioned from Alois Melichar.

Nanon
Directed byHerbert Maisch
Written by
Produced byMax Pfeiffer
Starring
CinematographyKonstantin Irmen-Tschet
Edited byCarl Otto Bartning
Music byAlois Melichar
Production
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Distributed byUFA
Release date
  • 15 November 1938 (1938-11-15)
Running time
83 minutes
CountryGermany
LanguageGerman

It was produced by the giant German studio UFA, and is part of a cycle of operetta films made during the 1930s. The film's sets were designed by the art director Erich Kettelhut.

It was a remake of the 1924 silent film of the same title.

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References

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  1. ^ Goble p. 484

Bibliography

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  • Goble, Alan (1999). The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter. ISBN 978-3-11-095194-3.
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