| The Land of Smiles | |
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| Produced by | Kurt Ulrich |
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| Cinematography | Kurt Schulz |
| Edited by | Margarete Steinborn |
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| Distributed by | Herzog-Filmverleih |
Release date | 2 October 1952 |
Running time | 107 minutes |
| Country | West Germany |
| Language | German |
The Land of Smiles (German: Das Land des Lächelns) is a 1952 West German operetta film directed by Hans Deppe and Erik Ode and starring Mártha Eggerth, Jan Kiepura and Walter Müller.[1] It is an adaptation of the operetta The Land of Smiles composed by Franz Lehár which had previously been made into a 1930 film starring Richard Tauber.[2] It was shot at the Tempelhof Studios in Berlin and on location in Thailand. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Willi Herrmann, Peter Schlewski and Heinrich Weidemann.
Cast
- Mártha Eggerth as Lissy Licht, Sängerin
- Jan Kiepura as Sou Bawana Pantschur, Prinz von Javora
- Walter Müller as Gustl Potter, ein junger Wiener
- Paul Hörbiger as Professor Ferdinand Licht
- Karin Von Dassel as Mi, Schwester von Prinz Sou
- Karl Meixner as Exzellenz Tschang
- Ludwig Schmitz as Kato
- Brigitte Lwowsky as Chrysanthème
References
- ↑ "Das LAND DES LÄCHELNS (1952)". BFI. Archived from the original on October 30, 2020.
- ↑ Traubner p.249
Bibliography
- Traubner, Richard. Operetta: A Theatrical History. Routledge, 2003.
External links
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