The Zürich Engagement (German: Die Zürcher Verlobung) is a 1957 West German comedy film directed by Helmut Käutner and starring Liselotte Pulver, Paul Hubschmid, and Bernhard Wicki.[1]It is also known by the alternative title The Affairs of Julie.
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| Directed by | Helmut Käutner |
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| Produced by | Gyula Trebitsch |
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| Cinematography | Heinz Pehlke |
| Edited by | Klaus Dudenhöfer |
| Music by | Michael Jary |
Production company | Gyula-Trebitsch-Film |
| Distributed by | Europa Film |
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Running time | 106 minutes |
| Country | West Germany |
| Language | German |
It was shot at the Wandsbek Studios in Hamburg. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Albrecht Becker and Herbert Kirchhoff.
Synopsis
editA young woman working at a dentist's office falls in love with one of the patients. She writes down her fantasies about him, but problems arise when her notes are discovered and are turned into a screenplay for a new film.
Partial cast
edit- Liselotte Pulver as Juliane Thomas
- Paul Hubschmid as Dr. Jean Berner
- Bernhard Wicki as Paul Frank
- Wolfgang Lukschy as Jürgen Kolbe
- Roland Kaiser as Helge Frank / Pips
- Rudolf Platte as Edgar Stephan
- Werner Finck as Dr. Julius Wayer
- Erwin Linder as Veit Lauffer
- Traute Carlsen as Tante Marie Berner
- Gisela Peltzer as Lucie Krämer
- Peter Franck as Film Producer, Dr. Krämer
- Hans Hermann Schaufuß as Old Man from Heidelberg
- Maria Sebaldt as Grace, American Tourist
- Marianne Hediger as Heidi Lauffer
- Sibylle von Gymnich as Rosi Berner
- Elsbeth Gmür as Maria Berner
- Anny Ondra as herself
- Max Schmeling as himself
- Sonja Ziemann as herself
References
edit- ^ Reimer & Reimer, p. 233.
Bibliography
edit- Reimer, Robert C.; Reimer, Carol J. (2010). The A to Z of German Cinema. Lanham, MD: Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-7611-8.
External links
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