Fregola is a 1948 Austrian musical film directed by Harald Röbbeling and starring Marika Rökk, Rudolf Prack and Siegfried Breuer. It was a comeback film for Rökk, one of the most popular stars of the Third Reich, who hadn't made a film since 1944.[1] It was shot at the Sievering Studios in Vienna. The film was released on the day of Christmas 1948 in Vienna, and on the 4th of July 1949 in Munich.
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Directed by | Harald Röbbeling |
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Edited by | Margarete Smolka |
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Production company | Styria-Film |
Distributed by | Sascha Film |
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Running time | 90 minutes |
Country | Austria |
Language | German |
The film was popular with West German audiences, particularly amongst women.[2]
Cast
edit- Marika Rökk as Fregola
- Rudolf Prack as Santos
- Siegfried Breuer as Pablo Mendez
- Gustav Waldau as Flock
- Josef Meinrad as Dr. Wegscheider
- Theodor Danegger as Boulanger
- Hans Jungbauer as Dr. Ribault
- Jo Fürst as Don Fernandez
- Erich Schiffer as Solotänzer
- Otto Gottsberger as Solotänzer
- Hugo Gottschlich as Brunet
References
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edit- Bergfelder, Tim. International Adventures: German Popular Cinema and European Co-Productions in the 1960s. Berghahn Books, 2005.
- Dassanowsky, Robert. Austrian Cinema: A History. McFarland & Company Incorporated Pub, 2005.