''Starfish'' (German: ''Seesterne'') is a 1952 Austrian
musical
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drama film directed by
J.A. Hübler-Kahla and starring
Eva Kerbler,
Rudolf Carl and
Edith Klinger.
[Fritsche p.243] It was shot at the
Rosenhügel Studios in
Vienna in the
Soviet sector of the city. The film's sets were designed by the
art director
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It is the charge of a sole art director to supervise and ...
Otto Pischinger.
Synopsis
Peter, a young
graphic artist
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, falls in love with factory worker Anna who runs a
swimming club in her spare time. To try and win her over, he sets out to design a poster advertising the club.
Cast
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Eva Kerbler as Anna
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Franz Messner Franz may refer to:
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as Peter
*
Edith Klinger as Susi
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Pepi Glöckner-Kramer Pepi is the name of:
People
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* Pepi III Seneferankhre, a pharaoh of ...
asMutter Riedl
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Rudolf Carl as Merz
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Fritz Eckhardt
Fritz Eckhardt (born Linz, 30 November 1907; died Klosterneuburg, 31 December 1995) was an Austrian actor, director, and writer. He is remembered for playing the lead role as ''chief inspector Marek'' in the Österreichischer Rundfunk versi ...
as Weber
*
Karl Skraup as Der König von Vineta
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Richard Eybner as Finanzminister von Vineta
*
Walter Regelsberger
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as Walter
References
Bibliography
* Fritsche, Maria. ''Homemade Men in Postwar Austrian Cinema: Nationhood, Genre and Masculinity''. Berghahn Books, 2013.
External links
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1952 films
1952 drama films
Austrian musical drama films
1950s German-language films
Films directed by Johann Alexander Hübler-Kahla
Austrian black-and-white films
Films shot at Rosenhügel Studios
Films scored by Nico Dostal
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