The Big Chance (German: Die große Chance) is a 1934 German musical comedy film directed by Victor Janson and starring Hansi Niese, Hans Söhnker and Jakob Tiedtke. It is part of the tradition of operetta films.[1]
| The Big Chance | |
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| German | Die große Chance |
| Directed by | Victor Janson |
| Written by |
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| Produced by | Max G. Hüske |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Bruno Timm |
| Edited by | Roger von Norman |
| Music by | Will Meisel |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Terra Film |
Release date |
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Running time | 85 minutes |
| Country | Germany |
| Language | German |
The film's sets were designed by the art directors Robert A. Dietrich and Bruno Lutz.
Cast edit
- Hansi Niese as Lenchen Menzel
- Hans Söhnker as Thomas, his son
- Jakob Tiedtke as Oskar Borke, retired border guard
- Walter Steinbeck as Ullmann, general manager
- Camilla Horn as Helga, their daughter
- Trude Hesterberg as Renate Rodenbeck
- Hubert von Meyerinck as Georg, ihr Sohn
- Alfred Haase as Max Wellhagen, employee at Ullmann-Werke
- Werner Schott as Hans Raschdorf, chief engineer
- Paul Henckels as Otto Meckeritz, office manager
- Hans Nerking as C.P. Engelmann, Frackverleiher
References edit
- ^ Waldman, Harry (2008). Nazi Films in America, 1933–1942. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Company. p. 70. ISBN 978-0-7864-3861-7.
Bibliography edit
- Bock, Hans-Michael; Bergfelder, Tim, eds. (2009). The Concise Cinegraph: Encyclopaedia of German Cinema. New York: Berghahn Books. ISBN 978-1-57181-655-9.
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