''Calais-Dover'' () is a 1931 French-German
comedy film
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directed by
Jean Boyer and
Anatole Litvak
Anatoly Mikhailovich Litvak (10 May 1902 – 15 December 1974), commonly known as Anatole Litvak, was a Russian-American filmmaker.
Born to Jewish parents in Kiev, he began his theatrical training at age 13 in Saint Petersburg, St. Petersburg, ...
and starring
Lilian Harvey
Lilian Harvey (born Helene Lilian Muriel Pape; 19 January 1906 – 27 July 1968) was a British-German actress and singer, long based in Germany, where she is best known for her role as Christel Weinzinger in Erik Charell's 1931 film ''Der Kongr ...
,
André Roanne and
Armand Bernard
Armand Bernard (born Armand Joseph Bernard; 21 March 1893 – 13 June 1968) was a French comic actor and composer known mainly for his prolific work in film.
Selected filmography
* '' Le traitement du hoquet'' (1918)
* '' The Little Cafe ...
.
[Bock & Bergfelder p. 455] It is the French-language version of the German film ''
No More Love'', with Harvey reprising her role. The title refers to the
Dover–Calais ferry. It incorporated
location shooting
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When filmmaking professionals refer to shooting "on location", they are ...
on the
French Riviera
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with interiors shot at the
Babelsberg Studios
Babelsberg Film Studio () (also known as Studio Babelsberg), located in Potsdam-Babelsberg outside Berlin, Germany, is the oldest large-scale film studio in the world, producing films since 1912. With a total area of about and a studio area of a ...
in
Berlin
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. The film's sets were designed by the
art director
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It is the charge of a sole art director to supe ...
s
Robert Herlth
Robert Herlth (2 May 1893 – 6 January 1962) was a German art director. He was one of the leading designers of German film sets during the 1920s and 1930s.Reimer & Reimer p.146
Filmography
* ''Masks'' (1920)
* '' Island of the Dead'' (1921)
* ' ...
,
Walter Röhrig
Walter Röhrig (13 April 1897 – 1945) was a German art director.Stephens p.163
Selected filmography
* ''The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari'' (1920)
* ''Masks'' (1920)
* '' Parisian Women'' (1921)
* '' Island of the Dead'' (1921)
* '' Miss Julie'' (19 ...
and
Werner Schlichting
Werner Schlichting (1904–1996) was a German art director who worked on over a hundred films during a lengthy career. He worked on a number of Austrian films including '' The Congress Dances'' and '' The Last Ten Days'' (1955).Fritsche p.253
Sel ...
.
Cast
References
Bibliography
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1931 films
German comedy films
1931 comedy films
1930s French-language films
Films directed by Jean Boyer
Films directed by Anatole Litvak
UFA GmbH films
German multilingual films
French multilingual films
German black-and-white films
French black-and-white films
French comedy films
1931 multilingual films
1930s German films
1930s French films
Films shot at Babelsberg Studios
Films set in France
Films shot in France
Films scored by Mischa Spoliansky
French-language comedy films
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