''Freddy and the Millionaire'' (german: Freddy und der Millionär, it, La Signorina Miliardo) is a 1961 Italian-West German

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directed by Paul May and starring Freddy Quinn,

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and

Grit Boettcher Grit Boettcher (; born 10 August 1938) is a German actress. Early life In 1938, Boettcher was born in Berlin, Germany. Career Boettcher is an actress in various films on German TV and in stage productions. Boettcher is sometimes credited i ...

. It was shot at the

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Studios in Bavaria and on location in Ischia. The film's sets were designed by the

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s Werner Achmann and

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Cast

* Freddy Quinn as Fritz Meyer *

as Präsident John Stone, Millionär *

as Edith Schmidt *

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as Silvia Stone *

Hubert von Meyerinck Hubert "Hubsi" von Meyerinck (23 August 1896 – 13 May 1971) was a German film actor. He appeared in more than 280 films between 1921 and 1970. Biography Meyerinck was born in Potsdam, Brandenburg, the son of Friedrich von Meyerinck (1858� ...

as Direktor Walloschek * Peter Vogel as Kunststudent * Claus Wilcke as Rex * Joseph Offenbach as Robert, Diener *

Enrico Viarisio Enrico Viarisio (3 December 1897 – 1 November 1967) was an Italian theatre and cinema actor. Biography Equipped of a fine and elegant humour, Viarisio was discovered by actress Paola Pezzaglia Paolina Pezzaglia Greco (13 September 1886 &ndas ...

as Arzt *

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as Polizist * Cathrin Heyer as June *

Henry van Lyck Henry van Lyck (born Rüdiger Leberecht; 15 January 1941 in Cologne, Germany) is a German actor. Selected filmography * ''Freddy and the Millionaire'' (1961) * ''Snow White and the Seven Jugglers'' (1962) * ' (1965, TV miniseries) * ''Go for It, ...

as Jellicot, Sekretär *

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* Paul Bürks as van Straaten *

Grethe Weiser Grethe Weiser (; 27 February 1903 – 2 October 1970) was a German actress. Biography Born in Hanover, she spent her childhood in Dresden. She escaped from her dominant and sometimes violent father by marrying a Jewish confectionery manufactu ...

as Mrs. Keller *

Betty Curtis Roberta Corti, better known by her stage name Betty Curtis (21 March 1936 – 15 June 2006), was an Italian singer active from 1957 to 2004. Curtis grew up in the Zone 8 of Milan's borough Cagnola. She started singing in night clubs at an early ...

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as Silvia Stone (voice) * Ulla Nielsen as Herself - Singer * Ulla Richter *

Klaus Schwarzkopf Klaus Schwarzkopf (18 December 1922, in Neuruppin – 21 June 1991, in Bochum) was a German actor. From 1971 until 1978 he starred in the Norddeutscher Rundfunk version of the popular television crime series ''Tatort''. He was also known as a res ...

as Polizist (voice)

Bibliography

External links

* 1961 films West German films German musical comedy films Italian musical comedy films 1961 musical comedy films 1960s German-language films Films directed by Paul May Gloria Film films 1960s German films 1960s Italian films {{1960s-Germany-film-stub