''The Gypsy Baron'' (german: Der Zigeunerbaron) is a 1962 French-German

operetta film Operetta films (German: Operettenfilm) are a genre of musical films associated with, but not exclusive to, German language cinema. The genre began in the late 1920s, but its roots stretch back into the tradition of nineteenth century Viennese ope ...

directed by and starring

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, and

Willy Millowitsch Willy Millowitsch (, ; 8 January 1909 – 20 September 1999) was a German stage and TV actor and the director of the ''Volkstheater Millowitsch'' in Cologne. Early life Millowitsch was born in Cologne, Rhine Province. His parents were Peter ...

. It is based on the 1885 operetta ''

The Gypsy Baron ''The Gypsy Baron'' () is an operetta in three acts by Johann Strauss II which premiered at the Theater an der Wien on 24 October 1885. Its German libretto by Ignaz Schnitzer is based on the unpublished 1883 story ''Saffi'' by Mór Jókai. Jokai ...

''. The film was shot at the Spandau Studios in

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. Location filming took place in the Serbian capital

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and in

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* 1962 musical comedy films French musical comedy films German musical comedy films West German films Films directed by Kurt Wilhelm Operetta films Films based on operettas Films set in Hungary Films set in Romania Films about Romani people Films shot at Spandau Studios 1960s German films 1960s French films {{Musical-comedy-film-stub