The Merry Widow (1962 film)
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The Merry Widow is a 1962 Austrian
musical film
directed by Werner Jacobs
and starring Peter Alexander, Karin Hübner and Gunther Philipp
. It is based on the operetta The Merry Widow
by Franz Lehar
.
Cinema of Austria
Austria has had an active cinema industry since the early 20th century. Sascha Kolowrat-Krakowsky was among the Austrian pioneers of this art. Several Austrians pursued a career in pre-Nazi Germany and later in the United States, among them Fritz Lang, Josef von Sternberg, Billy Wilder, Fred...
musical film
Musical film
The musical film is a film genre in which songs sung by the characters are interwoven into the narrative, sometimes accompanied by dancing. The songs usually advance the plot or develop the film's characters, though in some cases they serve merely as breaks in the storyline, often as elaborate...
directed by Werner Jacobs
Werner Jacobs
-Selected filmography:* Gitarren der Liebe * André and Ursula * San Salvatore * Santa Lucia * The Count of Luxemburg * Münchhausen in Afrika * Here I Am, Here I Stay...
and starring Peter Alexander, Karin Hübner and Gunther Philipp
Gunther Philipp
-Selected filmography:* Der Schuß durchs Fenster * The Count of Luxemburg * Bombs on Monte Carlo * The White Horse Inn * Season in Salzburg * Mariandl * Mariandl's Homecoming...
. It is based on the operetta The Merry Widow
The Merry Widow
The Merry Widow is an operetta by the Austro–Hungarian composer Franz Lehár. The librettists, Viktor Léon and Leo Stein, based the story – concerning a rich widow, and her countrymen's attempt to keep her money in the principality by finding her the right husband – on an 1861 comedy play,...
by Franz Lehar
Franz Lehár
Franz Lehár was an Austrian-Hungarian composer. He is mainly known for his operettas of which the most successful and best known is The Merry Widow .-Biography:...
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Cast
- Peter Alexander ... Danilo
- Karin Hübner ... Hanna
- Gunther PhilippGunther Philipp-Selected filmography:* Der Schuß durchs Fenster * The Count of Luxemburg * Bombs on Monte Carlo * The White Horse Inn * Season in Salzburg * Mariandl * Mariandl's Homecoming...
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... André Napoleon Renard - Geneviève Cluny ... Valencienne, Revuestar
- Germaine Montero ... Anna, Wirtin von "Chez Anna"
- Ernst Waldbrunn ... Testamentsvollstrecker
- Harald Maresch ... Baron Zeta
- Herbert Kersten ... Dr. Martin
- Helmut Lex ... Jack Bromfield
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