''Beloved Augustin'' (german: Der liebe Augustin) is a 1960 West German
historical comedy film
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directed by
Rolf Thiele and starring
Matthias Fuchs
Matthias Fuchs (1939–2001) was a German stage, film and television actor.Langford p.246
Partial filmography
* '' The Immenhof Girls'' (1955) - Ethelbert
* '' The First Day of Spring'' (1956) - Martin
* ''Hochzeit auf Immenhof'' (1956) - Ethel ...
,
Ina Duscha
Ina Duscha (born 1935) is a former Austrian film actress.Bergfelder p.253 After marrying in 1963, she retired from the German film industry.
Selected filmography
* ''Labyrinth'' (1959)
* ''I Will Always Be Yours'' (1960)
* '' You Don't Shoot at ...
, and
Veronika Bayer
Veronika Bayer (born 4 June 1940, Stuttgart
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.
It is not a remake of the 1940
film of the same title.
The film's sets were designed by the
art directors Arno Richter and
Felix Smetana
Felix Smetana (1907 – 1968) was a German art director.Fritsche p.259 He designed the sets for many Austrian and German films during the postwar era.
Selected filmography
* ''Wedding in the Hay'' (1951)
* '' Hello Porter'' (1952)
* '' Ideal W ...
. It was shot in
agfacolor
An Agfacolor slide dated 1937 from café in Oslo, Norway.
An Agfacolor slide dated 1937 from Paris, France.
An Agfacolor slide dated 1938 from Hungary.
An Agfacolor slide dated 1938 from Zakopane in Poland.
An Agfacolor slide dated 1938 fr ...
with
location filming
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taking place in
Austria
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and
Bavaria
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. It was made by the revived
UFA
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company.
Cast
References
External links
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West German films
German historical comedy films
1960s historical comedy films
Films directed by Rolf Thiele
Films based on German novels
Films set in the 1800s
Depictions of Napoleon on film
UFA GmbH films
1960s German-language films
1960s German films
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