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The Merry Widow (1962 film)

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The Merry Widow
Directed byWerner Jacobs
Written by
Based onThe Merry Widow
1905 operetta
by Franz Lehár
Victor Léon (libretto)
Leo Stein (libretto)
Produced byHerbert Gruber
Starring
Cinematography
Edited byArnfried Heyne
Music by
Production
companies
Distributed byConstantin Film
Release date
  • 20 December 1962 (1962-12-20)
Running time
110 minutes
Countries
LanguageGerman

The Merry Widow (German: Die lustige Witwe) is a 1962 Austrian-French musical film directed by Werner Jacobs and starring Peter Alexander, Karin Hübner and Gunther Philipp.[1] It is based on the 1905 operetta The Merry Widow by Franz Lehár.[2]

It was shot at the Sievering Studios in Vienna. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Fritz Jüptner-Jonstorff and Alexander Sawczynski.

Plot summary

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Cast

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References

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  1. ^ BFI.org
  2. ^ Von Dassanowsky p.187

Bibliography

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  • Von Dassanowsky, Robert. Austrian Cinema: A History. McFarland, 2005.
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