Fireworks (German: Feuerwerk) is a 1954 West German period musical comedy film directed by Kurt Hoffmann and starring Lilli Palmer, Karl Schönböck, and Romy Schneider. Palmer's rendition of the song "O mein Papa" became a major hit.[1] It was Palmer's debut film in her native Germany, having spent many years in exile in Britain, and launched her career as a major star in the country.

Fireworks
Austrian release poster
Feuerwerk
Directed byKurt Hoffmann
Written by
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyGünther Anders
Edited byClaus von Boro [de]
Music byPaul Burkhard
Production
company
N.D.F. Produktion
Distributed bySchorcht Filmverleih
Release date
  • 16 September 1954 (1954-09-16)
Running time
97 minutes
CountryWest Germany
LanguageGerman

The film is based on the 1950 stage musical Das Feuerwerk partly written by Erik Charell. It was made at the Bavaria Studios in Munich and on location in Switzerland. The film's sets were designed by the art director Werner Schlichting.

It is a circus film set at the beginning of the twentieth century.

Cast

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References

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  1. ^ Bock & Berfelder, p. 356.

Bibliography

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  • 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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