''Bravo Acrobat!'' (german: Akrobat Schööön!) is a 1943 German

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directed by

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and starring

Charlie Rivel Josep Andreu i Lasserre (April 23, 1896 – July 26, 1983), best known as Charlie Rivel, was an internationally known Catalan circus clown. He was born in Cubelles (Barcelona, Spain). His parents Pere Andreu Pausas (Catalan) and Marie-Louise L ...

, Clara Tabody, and

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rises to stardom. The film was loosely based on the Spanish-born Rivel's own life.Hull, David Stewart. ''Film in the Third Reich: A Study of the German Cinema, 1933–1945''.

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, 1969. p. 250. It was shot at the

Johannisthal Studios The Johannisthal Studios were film studios located in the Berlin area of Johannisthal. Founded in 1920 on the site of a former airfield, they were a centre of production during the Weimar and Nazi eras. Nearly four hundred films were made at Joh ...

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and on location around the city. The film's sets were designed by the art director Erich Grave.

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* Films of Nazi Germany German comedy films 1943 comedy films Films directed by Wolfgang Staudte Tobis Film films Films shot at Johannisthal Studios German black-and-white films 1940s German films {{1940s-Germany-film-stub