''I'm Marrying the Director'' (German: ''Ich heirate Herrn Direktor'') is a 1960 Austrian

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directed by

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and starring

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and Hans Söhnker.Bock & Bergfelder p.252 It was shot at the Schönbrunn Studios in

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. The film's sets were designed by the

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and Heinz Ockermüller.

Synopsis

An ambitious young stenographer decides she is going to marry the director of her company, and sets out to woo him. However, she eventually meets a man of her own age and realises there is more to life than money.

Cast

References

Bibliography

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

External links

* 1960 films Austrian comedy films 1960 comedy films 1960s German-language films Films directed by Wolfgang Liebeneiner Films shot at Schönbrunn Studios German-language comedy films {{Austria-film-stub