''Conny and Peter Make Music'' (german: Conny und Peter machen Musik) is a 1960 West German

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directed by

Werner Jacobs Werner Jacobs (1909–1999) was a German film director and film editor, editor. He was born in Berlin on the 24 April 1909. He is best known for his contributions to Modebummel (1951), Der Stern von Santa Clara (1958) and André und Ursula (1955). ...

and starring Cornelia Froboess,

Peter Kraus Peter Kraus (born 18 March 1939) is an Austrian-German singer and actor. Born Peter Siegfried Krausenecker in Munich, Germany, Kraus was popular especially in the 1950s, notably in those musical comedy films where he played opposite Cornel ...

and

Gustav Knuth Gustav Knuth (7 July 1901 – 1 February 1987) was a German film actor. He appeared in more than 120 films between 1935 and 1982 and starred in the TV series ''Alle meine Tiere''. He was married to the actress Elisabeth Lennartz. Selected f ...

. It is set in a hotel in

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, which is a glacial lake situated on the border between southern Switzerland and

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. The lake, named after the city of Lugano, is situated between Lake Como and Lago Maggiore. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Franz Bi and Bruno Monden.

Cast

* Cornelia Froboess as Conny *

as Peter *

as Trautmann * Walter Gross as Maegerli * Gudrun Schmidt as Ingrid Sandberg * Kurt Großkurth as Sulzbach *

Karl Lieffen Karl Lieffen (17 May 1926 – 13 January 1999), born Karel František Lifka, was a German film actor. He appeared in more than 140 films on screen and television between 1949 and 1998. He was born in Ossegg (Osek), Czechoslovakia and atten ...

as Grossi *

Johanna König Johanna König (27 March 1921 – 3 March 2009) was a German actress. She appeared in more than 50 films and television shows between 1952 and 1999. König was born in Leipzig, Germany and died in Berlin on 3 March 2009. Selected filmography ...

as Fräulein Hänchen, Sekretärin * Ralf Wolter as Lehmann, Sulzbachs Assistent *Anne-Marie Kolb as Miss Frankreich *Ilse Corell as Miss Norwegen *Hans Schwarz Jr. as Kriminalbeamter *

Trude Herr Trude Herr (; 4 May 1927 – 16 March 1991) was a German film actress, singer and theatre owner.Weisser p. 289 She was an entertainer in Germany from the early 1960s until her retirement. Early life Trude Herr was born in the Cologne district ...

as Miss Nordsee

References

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* 1960 musical comedy films German musical comedy films West German films Films directed by Werner Jacobs Constantin Film films Films with screenplays by Karl Georg Külb Films set in the Alps Films set in hotels Films set in Lombardy Films set in Switzerland Lake Lugano 1960s German films {{1960s-Germany-film-stub