''Sensation in San Remo'' is a 1951 West German

musical comedy film Musical film is a film genre in which songs by the characters are interwoven into the narrative, sometimes accompanied by dancing. The songs usually advance the plot or develop the film's characters, but in some cases, they serve merely as break ...

directed by

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and starring

Marika Rökk Marika Rökk (; born Marie Karoline Rökk, 3 November 1913 – 16 May 2004) was a German-Austrian dancer, singer and actress of Hungarian descent who gained prominence in Cinema of Germany, German films in the Nazism and cinema, Nazi era. She res ...

, Peter Pasetti and Ewald Balser. It was one of Rökk's most successful post-war films.Marshall, Bill & Stillwell, Robynn. ''Musicals: Hollywood and Beyond''. Intellect Books, 2000. p. 85. . The film is partly set at the Sanremo Festival in

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. It was shot at the Bendestorf Studios with

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taking place on the

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in the vicinity of

Sanremo Sanremo, also spelled San Remo in English and formerly in Italian, is a (municipality) on the Mediterranean coast of Liguria, in northwestern Italy. Founded in Roman times, it has a population of 55,000, and is known as a tourist destination ...

. It was made in

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. The film's sets were designed by the

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Erich Kettelhut Erich Karl Heinrich Kettelhut (1 November 1893 – 13 March 1979) was a German production designer, art director and set decorator. Kettelhut is considered one of the most important artists in the history of early German cinema, mainly for his s ...

Synopsis

Cornelia is a respectable but prudish

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in a girls' school by day and at night a performer in

nightclubs A nightclub or dance club is a club that is open at night, usually for drinking, dancing and other entertainment. Nightclubs often have a bar and discotheque (usually simply known as disco) with a dance floor, laser lighting displays, and ...

. She has only taken this second job in order to raise money to help her family, but keeps it secret from both them and her

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. Cornelia falls in love with a young

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and accompanies him on a tour of the Italian

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, where she encounters her headmaster who is there attending a

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Cast

as Cornelia * Peter Pasetti as Valenta * Ewald Balser as Prof. Feldmann * Elisabeth Markus as Prof. Feldmann's wife *

Petra Unkel Petra Unkel (3 March 1925 – 2001), also known as Petra Unkel-Klinder, was a Hungarian-born actress of German film, singer, voice actress, radio spokesperson and cabaret artist, who was active in the industry from 1929 until 1958. Life and ca ...

as Barbara *

Walter Giller Walter Giller (23 August 1927 – 15 December 2011) was a German actor. He was very successful in the 1950s and 1960s, when he was often seen as a comedic leading man. One of his most successful and more serious roles was in ''Roses for the Pro ...

as Ernst * Otto Gebühr as director Koch * Dorit Kreysler as Lydia Leer *

Gertrud Wolle Gertrud Wolle (11 March 1891 – 6 July 1952) was a German film actress. Selected filmography * ''Die Insel der Glücklichen'' (1919) * ''Prince Cuckoo'' (1919) * '' Roswolsky's Mistress'' (1921) * '' A Glass of Water'' (1923) * ''Burglars'' ( ...

as Frau Koch *

Harald Paulsen Harald Paulsen (26 August 1895 – 4 August 1954) was a German stage and film actor and director. He appeared in 125 films between 1920 and 1954. Career Paulsen first appeared on stage at age sixteen. He then studied under Leopold Jessner, who ...

as manager Kastillioni * Arno Assmann as theater director Nahrhaft *Horst Beck as Det. Lobgesang * Helmut Peine as school servant *Justus Ott as antiquarian *Harry Gondi as Geschaeftsberater in der Bar * Inge Meysel as secretary *Jutta Petrikowsky as nurse * Austin Carlile as Squidgy * Maria Litto as Dancer

References

Bibliography

* Bruns, Jana Francesca . ''Nazi Cinema's New Women: Marika Roekk, Zarah Leander, Kristina Soederbaum''. Stanford University, 2002.

External links

* West German films German musical comedy films 1951 musical comedy films Films directed by Georg Jacoby Films set in Italy Films about singers 1950s German films Films shot in Italy 1950s German-language films {{1950s-Germany-musical-comedy-film-stub