Love and Trumpets (German: Liebe und Trompetenblasen) is a 1954 West German musical comedy film directed by Helmut Weiss and starring Hans Holt, Nadja Tiller and Marianne Koch.[1] It was shot at the Bavaria Studios in Munich and on location around Sirmione on Lake Garda in Italy. The film's sets were designed by the art director Ludwig Reiber.
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| Directed by | Helmut Weiss |
| Written by | Fritz Böttger |
| Produced by | Anton Schelkopf |
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| Cinematography | Franz Koch |
| Edited by | Adolph Schlyssleder |
| Music by | Marc Roland |
Production company | Oska-Film |
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Running time | 93 minutes |
| Country | West Germany |
| Language | German |
Synopsis edit
In a fictional European country just before the First World War, two womanising guards officers flirt endlessly with woman. However Peter von Salis goes to far and compromises a young noblewoman Bettina von Brixen and is forced by the king to marry her. Meanwhile his friend Nikolaus is involved with the free-spirited dancer Ninon.
Cast edit
- Hans Holt as Peter von Salis
- Nadja Tiller as Ninon Careli Star
- Marianne Koch as Bettina von Brixen
- Adolf Gondrell as Stahl
- Krista Keller as Therese
- Franz Muxeneder as Hupp
- Gunnar Möller as Nikolaus von Laffen
- Brigitte Rau
- Willy Reichert
- Sepp Rist
- Edith Schultze-Westrum as Frau von Barro
- Helen Vita
- Ernst Waldow as Oberst von Küchlin
- Helmut Weiss as Der Grossherzog Heinrich XVIII
References edit
- ^ Bock & Bergfelder p.477
Bibliography edit
- Hans-Michael Bock and Tim Bergfelder. The Concise Cinegraph: An Encyclopedia of German Cinema. Berghahn Books.
External links edit
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