''Dunja'' is a 1955

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directed by Josef von Báky and starring

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, Karlheinz Böhm,

Ivan Desny Ivan Desny (born Ivan Nikolaevich Desnitskij; 28 December 1922 – 13 April 2002) was a Chinese-born actor of Russian descent. Early life Desny was born in Peking, China. Career Desny was a film actor. Bilingual in French and German, he acted ...

and

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.Fritsche p.254 It is an adaptation of the shorty story '' The Station Master'' by

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, which had previously been made into the 1940 film '' Der Postmeister'' by

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. It was shot at the Sievering and Rosenhügel Studios in

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and on location in Burgenland. The film's sets were designed by the

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Cast

as Dunja *

as Minski * Karlheinz Böhm as Mitja *

as Postmeister *

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as Mascha *

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as Elisabeth *

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as Serjej * Ernst Jäger as Oseip *

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as alte Frau *

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as Fürst Wlow *

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as Alexej *

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as Pjotr * Otto Schenk as Sascha *

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as 1. Fähnrich * Jörg Liebenfels as 2. Fähnrich *

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as Hausmeister * Kurt Müller-Böck as Stephan, Offizier * Peter Sparovitz as Knecht

References

Bibliography

* Fritsche, Maria. ''Homemade Men In Postwar Austrian Cinema: Nationhood, Genre and Masculinity ''. Berghahn Books, 2013.

External links

* 1955 films 1955 drama films Austrian historical drama films 1950s historical drama films 1950s German-language films Films set in Russia Films set in the 19th century Films based on works by Aleksandr Pushkin Remakes of German films Films shot at Rosenhügel Studios Films shot at Sievering Studios {{Austria-film-stub