''The Girl from the Islands'' or ''Maibritt, the Girl from the Islands'' (german: Maibritt, das Mädchen von den Inseln) is a 1964 West German-Swedish
comedy film
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Gunnar Möller
Gunnar Möller (1 July 1928 – 16 May 2017) was a German television and film actor. He appeared in over 160 film and television productions between 1940 and 2016. He was most successful as a leading man in German cinema of the 1950s, especially w ...
, and
Karl Schönböck
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. The film's sets were designed by the art director Heinrich Mager. It was shot using
Eastmancolor
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Eastmancolor, introduced in 1950, was on ...
. The Swedish actress Jane Axell was handpicked for the starring role, but after appearing in another German film '' Venusberg'' the same year she made only a few further minor appearances.
Synopsis
A German businessmen is sent to
Stockholm
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by his boss to secure an important contract, in the face of foreign competition. He discovers that the intended client has gone sailing round the Swedish islands and follows him. He becomes mixed up with a mysterious young woman named Maibritt, who eventually turns out to be the daughter of his intended client.