If You Go Swimming in Tenerife
If You Go Swimming in Tenerife | |
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Directed by | Helmuth M. Backhaus |
Written by | Helmuth M. Backhaus |
Produced by | |
Starring | |
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Edited by | |
Music by | |
Production company | Piran-Film |
Distributed by | Piran-Film |
Release date | 11 September 1964 |
Running time | 94 minutes |
Country | West Germany |
Language | German |
If You Go Swimming in Tenerife (German: Wenn man baden geht auf Teneriffa) is a 1964 West German comedy film directed by Helmuth M. Backhaus and starring Geneviève Cluny, Peter Kraus and Gunnar Möller.[1]
The film's sets were designed by the art director Johannes Ott. It was shot on location in Munich and on Tenerife in the Canary Islands.
Synopsis[]
After travelling to Spain for a holiday, six young Germans discover that their travel agency has gone bust and therefore they have nowhere to stay. Instead they find employment at a local hotel, which they soon have to try and save from ruin.
Soundtrack[]
The production features a number of songs including:
- Peter Kraus - "Wer Dich Sieht, Evelyn"
Cast[]
- Geneviève Cluny as Jutta
- Peter Kraus as Tom
- Gunnar Möller as Jens
- Corny Collins as Christa
- Richard Häussler as Erik Varnhagen
- as Bessy
- as Bruni
- Heinz Erhardt as Tristan Wentzel
- Loni Heuser as Christa's Mother
References[]
- ^ Reimer & Zachau p.160
Bibliography[]
- Robert C. Reimer & Reinhard Zachau. German Culture through Film: An Introduction to German Cinema. Hackett Publishing, 2017.
External links[]
- If You Go Swimming in Tenerife at IMDb
- If You Go Swimming in Tenerife is available for free download at the Internet Archive
Categories:
- German-language films
- 1964 films
- 1964 musical comedy films
- German musical comedy films
- West German films
- Films directed by Helmuth M. Backhaus
- Films shot in the Canary Islands
- Films shot in Spain
- Films set in the Canary Islands
- Films set in Spain
- 1960s German film stubs