A Song Goes Round the World (1958 film)
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| Directed by | Géza von Bolváry |
| Written by | Ernst Neubach |
| Produced by | Ernst Neubach |
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| Cinematography | Ernst W. Kalinke |
| Edited by | Anneliese Schönnenbeck |
| Music by | Hans May |
Production company | Neubach Film |
| Distributed by | Constantin Film |
Release date |
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Running time | 103 minutes |
| Country | West Germany |
| Language | German |
A Song Goes Round the World (German: Ein Lied geht um die Welt) is a 1958 West German musical film directed by Géza von Bolváry and starring Hans Reiser, Sabine Sesselmann, and Ruth Stephan.[1] The film is a biopic of the singer and film actor Joseph Schmidt. The title is a reference to his best-known song and a 1933 film of the same title in which he starred.
It was made at the Bavaria Studios in Munich. The film's sets were designed by the art director Ernst Richter.
Cast
- Hans Reiser as Joseph Schmidt
- Sabine Sesselmann as Brigitte von Hilden
- Ruth Stephan as Malvine
- Theo Lingen as Himmel
- Karl Lieffen as Pianist Schlange
- Annie Rosar as Mutter Schmidt
- Susanne Korda as Renée
- Lotte Ledl as Mizzi
- Hans Hais
- Johanna Hofer as Frau von Hilden
- Käthe Itter
- Wolf Petersen
- Max Strassberg as Strassberg
- Jaspar von Oertzen
References
- ^ Bock & Bergfelder, p. 51.
Bibliography
- Bock, Hans-Michael; Bergfelder, Tim, eds. (2009). The Concise Cinegraph: Encyclopaedia of German Cinema. New York: Berghahn Books. ISBN 978-1-57181-655-9.
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