Czardas of Hearts (German: Czardas der Herzen) is a 1951 West German comedy film directed by Sándor Szlatinay and starring Wolf Albach-Retty, Hannelore Bollmann and Dorit Kreysler.[1] It was shot at the Bavaria Studios in Munich. It was based on the play Servus Peter by Károly Nóti[2] and it is also known by this title. An earlier version of the story Hello, Peter! was made by Szlatinay in Hungary in 1939.

Czardas of Hearts
Directed bySándor Szlatinay
Written byHelmuth M. Backhaus
Sándor Szlatinay
Based onServus Peter by Károly Nóti
Produced byToni Schelkopf
StarringWolf Albach-Retty
Hannelore Bollmann
Dorit Kreysler
CinematographyErnst W. Kalinke
Edited byHilde Grebner
Music byWilly Mattes
Production
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Oska-Film
Distributed bySiegel Monopolfilm
Release date
  • 26 January 1951 (1951-01-26)
Running time
82 minutes
CountryWest Germany
LanguageGerman

Synopsis

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In pre-war Budapest the struggling actor Paul is mistaken for his doppelganger Peter, a celebrated film director. Peter wants a break from the public interest and pressures of his job and hires Paul to masquerade as him for several days.

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Bibliography

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  • Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.
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