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and starring

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, Joachim Hansen and

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.Koepnick p.65 It was shot at the

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. The film's sets were designed by the art directors

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and

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Cast

as Yvonne * Joachim Hansen as Steinberg *

as Ellinor * Georg Thomalla as Tom Kroll * Judith Dornys as Ramona *

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as Montez *

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as Nannen * Edith Schollwer as Hedwig *

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as Delon * Gerold Wanke as Pepe *

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* Jimmy Makulis *

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as Regieassistent *

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* Katja Lindenberg * Sara Luzita *

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as themselves * Jan & Kjeld as themselves * The Jochen Brauer Sextet as themselves

References

Bibliography

* Lutz Peter Koepnick. ''The Cosmopolitan Screen: German Cinema and the Global Imaginary, 1945 to the Present''. University of Michigan Press, 2007.

External links

* 1961 films West German films German musical comedy films 1961 musical comedy films 1960s German-language films Films directed by Paul Martin Gloria Film films Films shot at Spandau Studios 1960s German films {{1960s-Germany-film-stub