''Guitars of Love'' (german: Gitarren der Liebe) is a 1954 West German

musical film Musical film is a film genre in which songs by the characters are interwoven into the narrative, sometimes accompanied by dancing. The songs usually advance the plot or develop the film's characters, but in some cases, they serve merely as breaks ...

directed by

Werner Jacobs Werner Jacobs (1909–1999) was a German film director and film editor, editor. He was born in Berlin on the 24 April 1909. He is best known for his contributions to Modebummel (1951), Der Stern von Santa Clara (1958) and André und Ursula (1955). ...

and starring

Vico Torriani Vico Torriani (September 21, 1920 in Geneva as Ludovico Oxens Torriani – February 25, 1998 in Agno, Ticino) was a Swiss actor and '' Schlager'' singer. Life Born in Geneva to a family of Lombard origin, Torriani grew up in St. Moritz where ...

Elma Karlowa Elma Karlowa (March 12, 1932 – December 31, 1994) was a Yugoslav film and television actress.Fritsche p.255 Selected filmography * '' Once I Will Return'' (1953) * '' A Child of the Community'' (1953) * '' Guitars of Love'' (1954) * ''Cabaret ...

and

Harald Juhnke Harald Juhnke () (born Harry Heinz Herbert Juhnke, 10 June 1929 – 1 April 2005), was a German actor, comedian, and singer. Life and career Juhnke was born in Berlin-Charlottenburg. His father was a police officer and his mother came from a ...

.MacKenzie p.176 It was shot at the

Bavaria Studios Bavaria Studios are film production studios located in Munich, the capital of the region of Bavaria in Germany, and a subsidiary of Bavaria Film. History The studios were constructed in the suburb of Geiselgasteig in 1919 shortly after the Firs ...

Munich Munich ( ; german: München ; bar, Minga ) is the capital and most populous city of the States of Germany, German state of Bavaria. With a population of 1,558,395 inhabitants as of 31 July 2020, it is the List of cities in Germany by popu ...

. The film's sets were designed by the

art director Art director is the title for a variety of similar job functions in theater, advertising, marketing, publishing, fashion, film industry, film and television, the Internet, and video games. It is the charge of a sole art director to supervise and ...

Hans Berthel Hans Berthel (1914 2003) was a German art director active in the West German film industry.Lucanio & Coville p.223 During the Second World War he served in the Luftwaffe, spending time as a prisoner of war in Canada Canada is a countr ...

. It was shot using

Eastmancolor Eastmancolor is a trade name used by Eastman Kodak for a number of related film and processing technologies associated with color motion picture production and referring to George Eastman, founder of Kodak. Eastmancolor, introduced in 1950, was on ...

Main cast

as Roberto Trenti *

as Ilona *

as Walter *

Topsy Küppers Topsy Küppers (born 17 August 1931) is an Austrian writer, singer, soubrette, actress and former theatre director of German origin. Life Born in Aachen, the foundation stone for Küppers' career as an actress was laid by Ursula Staudte, who ...

as Gisa *

Gerd Vespermann Gerd Vespermann (24 July 1926 – 25 November 2000) was a German stage, film and television actor. He was the son of the actors Kurt Vespermann and Lia Eibenschütz Lia Eibenschütz (1899–1985) was a German actress. She was married to the ...

as Tom *

Ralph Lothar Ralph Lothar (1910–1981) was a German film actor and director.Goble p.482 Selected filmography * ''I Entrust My Wife to You'' (1943) * ''And the Heavens Above Us'' (1947) * '' Chemistry and Love'' (1948) * ''Girls Behind Bars'' (1949) * '' Nig ...

as Fred Jaques *

Annunzio Mantovani Annunzio Paolo Mantovani (; 15 November 1905 – 29 March 1980) was an Anglo-Italian conductor, composer and light orchestra-styled entertainer with a cascading strings musical signature. The book ''British Hit Singles & Albums'' sta ...

as Enrico Mantovani *

Hermann Pfeiffer ''Leutnant'' Hermann Pfeiffer (24 July 1890 – 20 May 1917) IC was a German World War I flying ace credited with eleven aerial victories.The Aerodrome website http://www.theaerodrome.com/aces/germany/pfeiffer.php Retrieved on 15 April 2010. Wor ...

as Bernardo

References

Bibliography

* Colin MacKenzie. ''Mantovani: A Lifetime in Music''. Melrose Press, 2005.

External links

* 1954 films 1954 musical films West German films German musical films 1950s German-language films Films directed by Werner Jacobs Films set in Italy Films about singers Films shot at Bavaria Studios 1950s German films {{musical-film-stub