''The Legs of Dolores'' (german: Die Beine von Dolores) is a 1957 West German
musical comedy film
Musical film is a film genre in which songs by the characters are interwoven into the narrative, sometimes accompanied by dancing. The songs usually advance the plot or develop the film's characters, but in some cases, they serve merely as breaks ...
directed by
Géza von Cziffra
Géza von Cziffra (; 19 December 1900 – 28 April 1989) was a Hungarian and Austrian film director and screenwriter.
Life
Cziffra was a Banat German in origin, born in 1900 in Arad in the Banat region, at that date in the Kingdom of Hungar ...
and starring
Germaine Damar
Germaine Damar (born August 31, 1929) is a Luxembourger actress and dancer. Sometimes she used the stage name Ria Poncelet. She started her career as an acrobat and played in nearly 30 German films, including three films in which she was the part ...
,
Claus Biederstaedt
Claus Biederstaedt (28 June 1928 – 18 June 2020) was a German actor. He studied in Hamburg and began his career working with Joseph Offenbach. Among the actors for whom he dubbed were Yves Montand, Peter Falk, Marlon Brando, Vittorio Gassma ...
, and
Ruth Stephan
Ruth Stephan (27 October 1925 – 8 August 1975) was a German film and stage actress. She appeared with Heinz Erhardt in the 'Willi' series of films.
Biography
Ruth Stephan was born to retail merchant Kurt Stephan and his wife, Kriemhilde. A ...
.
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It was shot at the
Wandsbek Studios
The Wandsbek Studios are film production and television studios located in Wandsbek, a district of the German city of Hamburg.
The complex was established in 1948 when Real Film, set up the previous year, acquired a site in Wandsbek for constr ...
in
Hamburg
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. The film's sets were designed by the
art director
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It is the charge of a sole art director to supervise and ...
s
Dieter Bartels
Dieter Bartels (28 March 1920 – 3 September 2010) was a German art director. He is sometimes credited as F. Dieter Bartels.Sweeney p.190
Selected filmography
* '' Victoria and Her Hussar'' (1954)
* '' Island of the Dead'' (1955)
* '' Lost Chi ...
and
Theo Zwierski
Theo Zwierski (1911–1989) was a German art director who designed the sets on a number of West German films and television productions.Meier p.336
Selected filmography
* ''Uncle Kruger'' (1941)
* ''After the Rain Comes Sunshine'' (1949)
* ''The ...
.
Cast
References
Bibliography
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External links
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1957 films
West German films
German musical comedy films
1957 musical comedy films
1950s German-language films
Films directed by Géza von Cziffra
Films shot at Wandsbek Studios
Constantin Film films
1950s German films
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