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and Martin Held.Bock & Bergfelder p.511 The film was made as a co-production between France, Switzerland and West Germany. It is based on the 1925 play of the same title by the British writer

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which has been adapted into films on several occasions. The film's sets were designed by the

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and

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. It premiered at the Gloria-Palast in Berlin.

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Bibliography

* Bock, Hans-Michael & Bergfelder, Tim. ''The Concise CineGraph. Encyclopedia of German Cinema''. Berghahn Books, 2009.

External links

* * 1961 films 1961 comedy films German comedy films Swiss comedy films French comedy films West German films 1960s German-language films Films directed by Franz Josef Wild German films based on plays 1960s German films 1960s French films Films scored by Hans-Martin Majewski {{1960s-Germany-film-stub