Arlette Conquers Paris (German: Arlette erobert Paris) is a 1953 West German comedy film directed by Viktor Tourjansky and starring Johanna Matz, Karlheinz Böhm and Claus Biederstaedt.[1] It was shot at the Babelsberg Studios and on location in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Franz Bi and Bruno Monden.
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Directed by | Viktor Tourjansky |
Written by | Hans Fritz Beckmann Frank F. Braun (novel) Heinz Coubier Werner Jacobs |
Produced by | C.W. Tetting |
Starring | Johanna Matz Karlheinz Böhm Claus Biederstaedt |
Music by | Peter Kreuder |
Production company | Rotary-Film |
Distributed by | Deutsche London-Film |
Release date |
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Running time | 99 minutes |
Country | West Germany |
Language | German |
Synopsis
editArlette, a country girl and illegitimate daughter of the minister of justice, travels to Paris for the first time. An accordion player, she hopes to make a career in music. She unwittingly escapes Gérard Laurent, the civil service minder her father has secretly sent to watch her, and falls in with some bohemians from Montmartre. After Arlette and her friends get arrested for busking, she meets and falls in love with Gérard. Her father's resignation from his position at last allows him to acknowledge her.
Cast
edit- Johanna Matz as Arlette
- Renée Franke as Arlette's singing voice
- Paul Dahlke as Justizminister
- Karlheinz Böhm as Gérard Laurent
- Peer Schmidt as Luc Lamballe
- Claus Biederstaedt as Student Marc Tissier
- Werner Lieven as M. Boiret
- Erni Mangold as Mariilou Bergeret
- Gert Fröbe as Manager Edmond Duval
- Rudolf Vogel as Kunsthändler Jean Maurot
- Kurt Großkurth as Kommissar
- Lina Carstens as Concierge Frau Pézat
- Paula Menari as La Putzfrau
- Alfred Menhardt as Kunsthändler Jean Pommart
- Ulrich Bettac
- Doris Kirchner
- Arnulf Schröder
References
edit- ^ Bock & Bergfelder p.264
Bibliography
edit- Bock, Hans-Michael & Bergfelder, Tim. The Concise CineGraph. Encyclopedia of German Cinema. Berghahn Books, 2009.
External links
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