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Victor and Victoria (1957 film)
Victor and Victoria (German: Viktor und Viktoria) is a 1957 German musical comedy film directed by Karl Anton and starring Johanna von Koczian, Georg Thomalla and Johannes Heesters. A woman gains success on the stage by pretending to be a female impersonator. It is a remake of the 1933 film Victor and Victoria, which had starred Renate Müller.[1] The film's sets were designed by Emil Hasler and Walter Kutz.
| Victor and Victoria | |
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German film poster | |
| German | Viktor und Viktoria |
| Directed by | Karl Anton |
| Written by | Reinhold Schünzel (1933 screenplay) Curt J. Braun |
| Produced by | Waldemar Frank |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Willy Winterstein |
| Edited by | Annemarie Rokoss |
| Music by | Heino Gaze |
Production company | Central-Europa Film |
| Distributed by | Prisma Film |
Release date |
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Running time | 107 minutes |
| Country | West Germany |
| Language | German |
Cast
- Johanna von Koczian as Erika Lohr
- Georg Thomalla as Viktor Hempel
- Johannes Heesters as Jean Perrot
- Annie Cordy as Titine
- Boy Gobert as Lacoste
- Carola Höhn as Marquise de Sevigné
- Werner Finck as Hinz
- Franz-Otto Krüger as detective commissioner
- Kurt Pratsch-Kaufmann as Wurstmaxe
- Gerd Frickhöffer as hotel doorman
- Stanislav Ledinek as host in the beer bar
- Waltraut Runze as Pressedame
- Kurt Vespermann as Intendant
- Henry Lorenzen as Tier-Dresseur
- Erich Poremski
- Valérie Camille as dancer
- Alicia Márquez as dancer
- Jack del Rio as dancer
- Les Romano's Brothers as dancer
- Die Vier Sunnies as singer
- Das Cornell-Trio as singer
- Ernie Bieler as singer
- Wolfgang Gruner as hairdresser
- Hilla Höfer as waitress
- Edhilt Rochell as secretary
- Ralf Wolter as hairdresser
References
- ^ Prawer, Siegbert Salomon (2005). Between Two Worlds: The Jewish Presence in German and Austrian Film, 1910–1933. New York, NY: Berghahn Books. p. 193. ISBN 1845453034. JSTOR j.ctt9qd8qp.
External links
- Victor and Victoria at IMDb