Queen of the Arena
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| Directed by | Rolf Meyer |
| Written by |
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| Produced by | |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Igor Oberberg |
| Edited by | Hermann Leitner |
| Music by | Michael Jary |
Production company | Corona Film |
| Distributed by | Herzog-Filmverleih |
Release date | 19 December 1952 |
Running time | 81 minutes |
| Country | West Germany |
| Language | German |
Queen of the Arena (German: Königin der Arena) is a 1952 West German musical drama film directed by Rolf Meyer and starring Maria Litto, Hans Söhnker and Jan Hendriks.[1] It contains elements of both the revue film and the genres.
The film's sets were designed by Franz Schroedter.
Cast[]
- Maria Litto as Margarita, Tänzerin
- Hans Söhnker as Professor Gerhart Mahnke, Bildhauer
- Jan Hendriks as Tonio, Artist
- Grethe Weiser as Constance Caselli, Zirkusdirektorin
- Paul Kemp as Fritz Zwickel, Faktotum Mahnkes
- Camilla Horn as Diana Bianca, Dompteuse
- Peter Alexander as Singer
- as Manegeclown
- as Dancer
- Bully Buhlan as Singer
- Lonny Kellner as Singer
- as Dancer
- as Dresseur
- as Singer
- as Dancer
- as Singer
- as Dancer
- as Singer
- Horst Winter as Singer
- Helmut Zacharias as Dirigent
References[]
- ^ Bock & Bergfelder p. 519
Bibliography[]
- Hans-Michael Bock and Tim Bergfelder. The Concise Cinegraph: An Encyclopedia of German Cinema. Berghahn Books, 2009.
External links[]
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Categories:
- German-language films
- 1952 films
- 1950s musical drama films
- German musical drama films
- West German films
- Films directed by Rolf Meyer
- Circus films
- Films based on works by Gerhart Hauptmann
- Films based on German novels
- 1952 drama films
- German black-and-white films
- 1950s German film stubs
- Musical drama film stubs