''The Land of Smiles'' (german: Das Land des Lächelns) is a 1952

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directed by

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and

Erik Ode Erik Ode (born Fritz Erik Signy Odemar, 6 November 1910 – 19 July 1983) was a German director and actor who was most famous for playing Kommissar ''Herbert Keller'' in the German television drama '' Der Kommissar'' (The Police Inspector). He mar ...

and starring Mártha Eggerth,

Jan Kiepura Jan Wiktor Kiepura (May 16, 1902 – August 15, 1966) was a Polish singer (tenor) and actor. Life and career Jan Kiepura was born in Sosnowiec, Poland, the son of Miriam (née Neuman), a former professional singer, and Franciszek Kiepura, a b ...

and Walter Müller. It is an adaptation of the operetta ''

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'' composed by

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which had previously been made into a 1930 film starring

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.Traubner p.249 It was shot at the

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and on location in

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. The film's sets were designed by the

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, Peter Schlewski and

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Cast

* Mártha Eggerth as Lissy Licht, Sängerin *

as Sou Bawana Pantschur, Prinz von Javora * Walter Müller as Gustl Potter, ein junger Wiener *

Paul Hörbiger Paul Hörbiger (29 April 1894 – 5 March 1981) was an Austrian theatre and film actor. Life and work Paul Hörbiger was born in the Hungarian capital Budapest, then part of Austria-Hungary, the son of engineer Hanns Hörbiger, founder of the ...

as Professor Ferdinand Licht * Karin Von Dassel as Mi, Schwester von Prinz Sou *

Karl Meixner Karl Meixner (13 February 1903 – 29 December 1976) was an Austrian film actor. Partial filmography * '' Frederica'' (1932) * ''The Testament of Dr. Mabuse'' (1933) - Hofmeister * '' Hitlerjunge Quex'' (1933) - Wilde * '' Refugees'' (1933) - Pa ...

as Exzellenz Tschang *

Ludwig Schmitz Ludwig Schmitz (January 28, 1884 – June 28, 1954) was a German film actor. He appeared in more than forty films during his career including the 1951 comedy '' The Heath Is Green''. He was part of the popular comedy duo Tran and Helle along with ...

as Kato * Brigitte Lwowsky as Chrysanthème

References

Bibliography

* Traubner, Richard. ''Operetta: A Theatrical History''. Routledge, 2003.

External links

* 1952 films 1952 musical films German musical films West German films 1950s German-language films Operetta films Films based on operettas Films directed by Hans Deppe Films directed by Erik Ode Films set in China Films set in the 1910s Remakes of German films Films scored by Paul Dessau 1950s German films Films shot in Thailand Films shot at Tempelhof Studios {{musical-film-stub