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directed by

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and starring

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, Dieter Borsche, Simone Renant and

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.Bergfelder p.62-63 It was shot at the Bendestorf Studios near

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and the Victorine Studios in

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Robert Giordani.

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took place at

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, then the main airport for

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Synopsis

Michèle, an employee at the airport, is in love with American pilot Eddie Miller who regularly flies the route from

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to Paris, but problems arise when he is transferred to the

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route. Meanwhile Michèle's uncle Albert who works in the

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department sets out to tackle a

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outfit.

Cast

References

Bibliography

* Bergfelder, Tim. ''International Adventures: German Popular Cinema and European Co-Productions in the 1960s''. Berghahn Books, 2005. * Körner, Torsten. ''Ein guter Freund: Heinz Rühmann. Biographie''. Aufbau Digital, 2019.

External links

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