Premiere (1937 film)

Premiere
Directed by Géza von Bolváry
Produced by Franz Hoffermann
Walter W. Trinks
Written by Friedrich Dammann
Hanns Schachner
Max Wallner
Starring Zarah Leander
Attila Hörbiger
Karl Martell
Theo Lingen
Music by Willy Schmidt-Gentner
Cinematography Franz Planer
Edited by Hermann Haller
Production
company
Distributed by Tobis-Sascha Film
Release dates
5 February 1937
Running time
82 minutes
Country Austria
Language German

Premiere is a 1937 Austrian musical crime film directed by Géza von Bolváry and starring Zarah Leander, Attila Hörbiger and Karl Martell. The wealthy backer of a Viennese musical revue is murdered on the first night of the show. It was Leander's first German language role after previously appearing in Swedish films.[1] On the basis of her performance in the film, Leander was signed by the German Major studio UFA after their major rival, Tobis, had decided she had insufficient star appeal.[2] Her next film To New Shores established Leander as the leading star in Germany.

In 1938 the film was remade in Britain with many of the original musical numbers re-used.

Main cast

References

  1. Ascheid p.157
  2. Knopp p.222

Bibliography


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