''Wedding Night in Paradise'' (German: ''Hochzeitsnacht im Paradies'') is a 1962 Austrian

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directed by

Paul Martin Paul Edgar Philippe Martin (born August 28, 1938), also known as Paul Martin Jr., is a Canadian lawyer and politician who served as the 21st prime minister of Canada and the leader of the Liberal Party of Canada from 2003 to 2006. The son o ...

and starring

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, Marika Rökk and

Waltraut Haas Waltraut Haas (born 9 June 1927) is an Austrian actress and singer. Born in Vienna, Haas grew up at Schloss Schönbrunn, where her mother was a restaurateur. Haas made her stage debut in Linz but was soon won over to the big screen. She achieved ...

. Along with a number of films of the era it also features a performance by the

Kessler Sisters Alice and Ellen Kessler (born 20 August 1936 in Nerchau, Saxony, Germany) are twin entertainers known in Europe, especially Germany and Italy, from the 1950s and 1960s for their singing, dancing, and acting. They are usually credited as the Kes ...

. It is an operetta film, based on the 1942 stage work of the same title. A previous film adaptation had been made in 1950. The film was made with backing from the West German distributor

Gloria Film Gloria Film was a West German film production and distribution company. It was established in 1949 by Ilse Kubaschewski. An earlier, unconnected company of the same name had existed during the silent era in Germany, and had been absorbed into ...

. It was shot at the Sievering Studios in Vienna and on location in

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. The film's sets were designed by

Fritz Jüptner-Jonstorff Fritz Jüptner-Jonstorff (1908–1993) was an Austrian art directorDassanowsky p.130 who worked on more than a hundred films during his career. Jüptner-Jonstorff was one of the leading figures in his field in Europe, designing sets for films such ...

and Alexander Sawczynski. It was made using eastmancolor.

Cast

as Dr. Ulrich Hansen * Marika Rökk as Ilonka Davarosch *

as Regine Roeders * Gunther Philipp as Felix Bröckelmann *

Hubert von Meyerinck Hubert "Hubsi" von Meyerinck (23 August 1896 – 13 May 1971) was a German film actor. He appeared in more than 280 films between 1921 and 1970. Biography Meyerinck was born in Potsdam, Brandenburg, the son of Friedrich von Meyerinck (1858� ...

as Gustav Säuerling *

Fred Liewehr Fred Liewehr (1909–1993) was an Austrian stage and film actor.von Dassanowsky p.87 Partial filmography * ''Jana, das Mädchen aus dem Böhmerwald'' (1935) - Michael * ''Immortal Waltz'' (1939) - Johann Strauß Sohn * ''Brüderlein fein'' (1942 ...

as Otto Roeders * Rudolf Carl as Romano Biangetti *

Karl Ehmann Karl Ehmann (13 August 1882 – 1 November 1967) was an Austrian stage and film actor whose career spanned both the silent and sound eras of the film industry. Career Born on 13 August 1882 in Vienna, Austria-Hungary, he became interested in ac ...

Else Rambausek Else Rambausek (married name Else Rambausek-Salzer; 2 December 1907 in Purkersdorf, Austria – 14 August 1994 in Vienna, Austria) was an Austrian actress and singer. Career She graduated from the University of Music and Performing Arts, Vien ...

as the maid *Josef Menschik as food carrier *Viktor Gschmeidler as registrar *

Alice Kessler Alice and Ellen Kessler (born 20 August 1936 in Nerchau, Saxony, Germany) are twin entertainers known in Europe, especially Germany and Italy, from the 1950s and 1960s for their singing, dancing, and acting. They are usually credited as the Kessl ...

as Tilli * Ellen Kessler as Milli *Karl Habermann as Lohndiener *Hans Habietinek as headwaiter *Peter Machac as young waiter *Rudi Schippel as wardrober *Elisabeth Wrede as wardrober

References

External links

* Austrian musical comedy films 1962 musical comedy films Films directed by Paul Martin Films based on operettas Operetta films Films set in Venice Gloria Film films Films shot at Sievering Studios Remakes of German films 1960s German-language films {{Musical-comedy-film-stub