''The Great and the Little Love'' (german: Die große und die kleine Liebe) is a 1938 German

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directed by

Josef von Báky Josef may refer to *Josef (given name) *Josef (surname) Josef is the surname of the following people: * Jens Josef (born 1967), German composer of classical music, a flutist and academic teacher * Michelle Josef (born 1954), Canadian musician and tr ...

and starring

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, Rudi Godden. Jugo plays a

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working for Lufthansa. It was shot at the

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with sets designed by the art directors Karl Weber and Erich Zander. It was filmed partly on location around

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Plot

During a stopover in Zurich, the stewardess Erika Berghoff spends some time with the passenger Dr. Bordam. She already liked him on the flight, but now she has fallen in love with him. What she doesn't know is that Bordam is actually a prince traveling anonymously and is already engaged to Princess Irina. However, when he learns later in the story that Erika is ill, he drops everything to visit her immediately. She feels better in his presence and both spend a wonderful, harmonious time in Italy. What started out as a little love has now turned into a big love. However, when Erika finds out who Bordum really is and that he is already engaged, she drops all thoughts of him and wants nothing to do with him anymore. However, he has also fallen in love with Erika and is now leaving his past behind in order to spend the future together with Erika.

Cast

as Erika Berghoff, Stewardeß *

as Prinz Louis Alexander alias Dr. Alexander Bordam * Rudi Godden as Der Bordfunker * Maria Koppenhöfer as Die Königinmutter * Aribert Wäscher as Ein Gast im Café * Kurt Seifert as Heinrod *

Gertrud de Lalsky Gertrud de Lalsky (27 January 1878 in Danzig – 16 September 1958 in Berlin) was a German actress. Selected filmography * ''Catherine the Great'' (1920) * ''Hypnosis'' (1920) * ''Fridericus Rex'' (1922) * ''The Island of Tears'' (1923) * ''Pra ...

as Frau Berghoff, Erikas Mutter * Flockina von Platen as Dr. Bordams französische Freundin *

Walter Steinbeck Walter Steinbeck (26 September 1878 – 27 August 1942) was a German film actor. Steinbeck was born in Niederlößnitz (now Radebeul), Saxony, Germany. He died at age 63 in Berlin, Germany. Selected filmography * ''The Romance of a Poor S ...

as Der Ministerpräsident *

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as Erikas Vater *Elisabeth Eygk as Prinzessin Irina * Günther Hadank as Der König *Hans Kettler as Erster Pilot der Fluglinie *Hans Meyer-Hanno as Pilot *

Georg H. Schnell Georg Heinrich Schnell (11 April 1878 – 31 March 1951) was a German actor who remains perhaps best-known for his role as shipowner Harding in ''Nosferatu, Nosferatu, eine Symphonie des Grauens'' (1922). Georg appeared in over one hundred fi ...

as Der amerikanische Flugpassagier *Alfred Heynisch as Flugpassagier * Hans Schneider as Der Co-Pilot *Walter Schenk as Ein italienischer Flugpassagier * Klaus Pohl as Ein besorgter Flugpassagier *Walter Lieck as Peter Siebert, der blinde Flugpassagier *Albert Ihle as Flugpassagier *Michele Danton as Der italienische Kellner im Gartenrestaurant *Alfred Karen as Der Pokalüberreicher * Annemarie Steinsieck as Begleiterin *

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as Der 'Kenner' am Billardtisch *Max Mothes as Der Hotelportier in Zürich *

Gustav Püttjer Gustav Püttjer (15 May 1886 – 11 August 1959) was a German film actor who appeared in around 150 feature films between 1927 and 1959. He largely played character parts. After the Second World War he settled in East Germany appearing in the fil ...

as Ein Flugmechaniker *Jac Diehl as Ein Bildreporter *

Hans Leibelt Hans Leibelt (11 March 1885 in Leipzig, German Empire – 3 December 1974 in Munich, West Germany) was a German film actor. Selected filmography * ''Heimliche Sünder'' (1926) * '' The False Prince'' (1927) * ''The Man in Search of His Mur ...

Gustav Waldau Gustav Waldau (27 February 1871 – 25 May 1958) was a German actor. He appeared in more than 100 films between 1915 and 1955. Selected filmography * '' The Gentleman Without a Residence'' (1915) * ''In Thrall to the Claw'' (1921) * ''The ...

Erika von Thellmann Erika von Thellmann (1902–1988) was an Austrian actress who appeared in more than a hundred films and television series during her career.Fritsche p.254 Selected filmography * '' The Stone Rider'' (1923) * '' Marriage Strike'' (1935) *'' The Gr ...

References

External links

* Films of Nazi Germany German comedy films 1938 comedy films Films shot in Italy Films directed by Josef von Báky German aviation films Tobis Film films German black-and-white films 1930s German films Films shot at Johannisthal Studios {{1930s-Germany-film-stub