''Guitars Sound Softly Through the Night'' (German: ''Gitarren klingen leise durch die Nacht'') is a 1960 Austrian

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directed by Hans Deppe and starring

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, Margit Nünke and

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.Bliersbach p.49 It was shot at the Rosenhügel Studios in Vienna and on location in Sicily. The film's sets were designed by the

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s Fritz Jüptner-Jonstorff and Alexander Sawczynski.

Cast

as Fred Wiskott * Margit Nünke as Ninon Lorraine *

as Marina * Peter Weck as Toni Weinheber * Walter Gross as Paulchen Sperling *

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as Lucie *

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as Roberto * Walter Wilz as Jacopo *

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as Eleanor * Fritz Imhoff as Postbote Gerlach * Alfred Böhm * Teo Prokop * Hedy Richter as Solotänzerin * Gerhard Senft as Solotänzer

References

Bibliography

* Gerhard Bliersbach. ''So grün war die Heide: der deutsche Nachkriegsfilm in neuer Sicht''. Beltz, 1985.

External links

* 1960 films Austrian romantic musical films 1960s romantic musical films 1960s German-language films Films directed by Hans Deppe Films set in Sicily Sascha-Film films Films shot at Rosenhügel Studios UFA GmbH films {{romantic-musical-film-stub