The Blonde Carmen (German: Die blonde Carmen) is a 1935 German musical comedy film directed by Victor Janson and starring Martha Eggerth, Wolfgang Liebeneiner, and Ida Wüst.[1] It is part of the tradition of operetta films. It was shot at the Johannisthal Studios in Berlin. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Wilhelm Depenau and Erich Zander. It was distributed by Rota-Film, a subsidiary of the large Tobis Film concern.
| The Blonde Carmen | |
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| Directed by | Victor Janson |
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| Cinematography | Reimar Kuntze |
| Edited by | Roger von Norman |
| Music by | Franz Grothe |
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| Distributed by | Rota-Film |
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Running time | 101 minutes |
| Country | Germany |
| Language | German |
Synopsis edit
A Hungarian opera star from Budapest decides to take a holiday in the Bavarian Alps. While there she pretends to be a simple peasant girl.
Cast edit
- Martha Eggerth as Maria Barkas
- Wolfgang Liebeneiner as Josef Lechner, Schriftsteller
- Ida Wüst as Ilka Földesy
- Leo Slezak as Otto Bachmeier, Composer
- Hans Leibelt as Max Kruse, Theaterdirector
- Else Kochhan as Paula Kannegießer
- Ellen Frank as Actress Lilli Costa
- Josef Eichheim as Der alte Stadler
- Kurt Vespermann as Der Regisseur
References edit
- ^ Zanger p. 30
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.
- Zanger, Anat (2006). Film Remakes as Ritual and Disguise: From Carmen to Ripley. Amsterdam: Amsterdam University Press. ISBN 978-90-5356-784-5.
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