| The Zürich Engagement | |
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| Directed by | Helmut Käutner |
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| Produced by | Gyula Trebitsch |
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| Cinematography | Heinz Pehlke |
| Edited by | Klaus Dudenhöfer |
| Music by | Michael Jary |
| Production company | Gyula-Trebitsch-Film |
| Distributed by | Europa Film |
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| Running time | 106 minutes |
| Country | West Germany |
| Language | German |
The Zürich Engagement (German: Die Zürcher Verlobung) is a 1957 West German comedy film directed by Helmut Käutner and starring Liselotte Pulver, Paul Hubschmid, and Bernhard Wicki.It is also known by the alternative title The Affairs of Julie.
It was shot at the Wandsbek Studios in Hamburg. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Albrecht Becker and Herbert Kirchhoff.
Synopsis
A young woman working at a dentist's office falls in love with one of the patients. She writes down her fantasies about him, but problems arise when her notes are discovered and are turned into a screenplay for a new film.
Partial cast
- Liselotte Pulver as Juliane Thomas
- Paul Hubschmid as Dr. Jean Berner
- Bernhard Wicki as Paul Frank
- Wolfgang Lukschy as Jürgen Kolbe
- Roland Kaiser as Helge Frank / Pips
- Rudolf Platte as Edgar Stephan
- Werner Finck as Dr. Julius Wayer
- Erwin Linder as Veit Lauffer
- Traute Carlsen as Tante Marie Berner
- Gisela Peltzer as Lucie Krämer
- Peter Franck as Film Producer, Dr. Krämer
- Hans Hermann Schaufuß as Old Man from Heidelberg
- Maria Sebaldt as Grace, American Tourist
- Marianne Hediger as Heidi Lauffer
- Sibylle von Gymnich as Rosi Berner
- Elsbeth Gmür as Maria Berner
- Anny Ondra as herself
- Max Schmeling as himself
- Sonja Ziemann as herself
References
- Reimer & Reimer, p. 233.
Bibliography
- Reimer, Robert C.; Reimer, Carol J. (2010). The A to Z of German Cinema. Lanham, MD: Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-7611-8.
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- 1957 films
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- West German films
- 1950s German-language films
- Films directed by Helmut Käutner
- Films set in Berlin
- Films set in Zurich
- Films based on German novels
- Films about filmmaking
- Films about writers
- Films shot at Wandsbek Studios
- 1950s German films
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