The Violet of Potsdamer Platz

The Violet of Potsdamer Platz (German: Das Veilchen vom Potsdamer Platz) is a 1936 German drama film directed by Johann Alexander Hübler-Kahla and starring Rotraut Richter, Margarete Kupfer and Else Elster.[1] It was shot at the Marienfelde Studios in Berlin.[2] The film's sets were designed by the art directors Gustav A. Knauer and Alexander Mügge.

The Violet of Potsdamer Platz
Directed byJohann Alexander Hübler-Kahla
Written by
Produced byLothar Stark
Starring
Cinematography
Edited byWalter Wischniewsky
Music byJim Cowler
Production
company
Distributed byNDLS
Release date
  • 16 November 1936 (1936-11-16)
Running time
89 minutes
CountryGermany
LanguageGerman

Synopsis

edit

In Berlin, an old cavalry horse from the First World War is threatened with slaughter. A young flower seller from Potsdamer Platz attempts to save it with the assistance of her grandfather and other well-meaning people.

Cast

edit

References

edit
  1. ^ Rentschler p.236
  2. ^ Klaus p.220

Bibliography

edit
  • Klaus, Ulrich J. Deutsche Tonfilme: Jahrgang 1936. Klaus-Archiv, 1988.
  • Rentschler, Eric. The Ministry of Illusion: Nazi Cinema and Its Afterlife. Harvard University Press, 1996.
edit