''The Land of Smiles'' (german: Das Land des Lächelns) is a 1952
West German operetta film directed by
Hans Deppe and
Erik Ode and starring
Mártha Eggerth,
Jan Kiepura and
Walter Müller. It is an adaptation of the operetta ''
The Land of Smiles'' composed by
Franz Lehár which had previously been made into
a 1930 film starring
Richard Tauber.
[Traubner p.249] It was shot at the
Tempelhof Studios in
Berlin
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and
on location in
Thailand
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. The film's sets were designed by the
art directors
Willi Herrmann
Willi Herrmann (1893–1968) was a German art director.
Selected filmography
* '' Madness'' (1919)
* '' Child on the Open Road'' (1919)
* '' Jettatore'' (1919)
* '' Humanity Unleashed'' (1920)
* '' The Secrets of Berlin'' (1921)
* '' The Mahara ...
, Peter Schlewski and
Heinrich Weidemann
Heinrich Weidemann (1899–1982) was a German art director.Lowe p.179
Selected filmography
* '' The Gambler'' (1938)
* '' The Swedish Nightingale'' (1941)
* '' Ghost in the Castle'' (1947)
* '' The Trip to Marrakesh'' (1949)
* '' Scandal at the E ...
.
Cast
*
Mártha Eggerth as Lissy Licht, Sängerin
*
Jan Kiepura as Sou Bawana Pantschur, Prinz von Javora
*
Walter Müller as Gustl Potter, ein junger Wiener
*
Paul Hörbiger as Professor Ferdinand Licht
*
Karin Von Dassel as Mi, Schwester von Prinz Sou
*
Karl Meixner as Exzellenz Tschang
*
Ludwig Schmitz as Kato
*
Brigitte Lwowsky as Chrysanthème
References
Bibliography
* Traubner, Richard. ''Operetta: A Theatrical History''. Routledge, 2003.
External links
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1952 films
1952 musical films
German musical films
West German films
1950s German-language films
Operetta films
Films based on operettas
Films directed by Hans Deppe
Films directed by Erik Ode
Films set in China
Films set in the 1910s
Remakes of German films
Films scored by Paul Dessau
1950s German films
Films shot in Thailand
Films shot at Tempelhof Studios
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