The Merry Widow (1962 film)

1962 film

The Merry Widow

Directed by	Werner Jacobs
Written by	Janne Furch Viktor Léon (libretto) Leo Stein (libretto)
Based on	The Merry Widow 1905 operetta by Franz Lehár Victor Léon (libretto) Leo Stein (libretto)
Produced by	Herbert Gruber
Starring	Peter Alexander Karin Hübner Gunther Philipp
Cinematography	Friedl Behn-Grund Rudolf Sandtner
Edited by	Arnfried Heyne
Music by	Franz Lehár (operetta) Johannes Fehring
Production companies	Sascha Film Critérion Film
Distributed by	Constantin Film
Release date	20 December 1962 (1962-12-20)
Running time	110 minutes
Countries	Austria France
Language	German

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. It is based on the 1905 operetta The Merry Widow by Franz Lehár.

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

Peter Alexander as Danilo
Karin Hübner as Hanna
Gunther Philipp as Hugo
Maurice Teynac as André Napoleon Renard
Geneviève Cluny as Valencienne, Revuestar
Germaine Montero as Anna, Wirtin von "Chez Anna"
Ernst Waldbrunn as Testamentsvollstrecker
Harald Maresch as Baron Zeta
Herbert Kersten as Dr. Martin
Helmut Lex as Jack Bromfield
Darío Moreno as Camillo, Valenciennes Mann

References

BFI.org
Von Dassanowsky p.187

Bibliography

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

External links

The Merry Widow at IMDb
Die lustige Witwe is available for free viewing and download at the Internet Archive

v t e Films directed by Werner Jacobs
The Blue and White Lion (1952) Street Serenade (1953) Guitars of Love (1954) André and Ursula (1955) Santa Lucia (1956) San Salvatore (1956) The Beggar Student (1956) The Simple Girl (1957) The Count of Luxemburg (1957) Munchhausen in Africa (1958) The Star of Santa Clara (1958) Here I Am, Here I Stay (1959) A Summer You Will Never Forget (1959) Conny and Peter Make Music (1960) The White Horse Inn (1960) Mariandl (1961) Drei Liebesbriefe aus Tirol (1962) Freddy and the Song of the South Pacific (1962) Mariandl's Homecoming (1962) The Merry Widow (1962) The Model Boy (1963) Homesick for St. Pauli (1963) ...denn die Musik und die Liebe in Tirol (1963) Help, My Bride Steals (1964) In Bed by Eight (1965) Heidi (1965) Aunt Frieda (1965) The Sinful Village (1966) Onkel Filser (1966) Murderers Club of Brooklyn (1967) When Ludwig Goes on Manoeuvres (1967) The Heathens of Kummerow (1967) Zur Hölle mit den Paukern (1968) Zum Teufel mit der Penne (1968) Charley's Uncle (1969) Heintje: A Heart Goes on a Journey (1969) Hurra, die Schule brennt! (1969) What Is the Matter with Willi? (1970) Heintje - Mein bester Freund (1970) Twenty Girls and the Teachers (1971) Morgen fällt die Schule aus (1971) Our Willi Is the Best (1971) Willi Manages the Whole Thing (1972) My Daughter, Your Daughter (1972) Old Barge, Young Love (1973) The Flying Classroom (1973) Schwarzwaldfahrt aus Liebeskummer (1974) Auch ich war nur ein mittelmäßiger Schüler(1974) Zwei himmlische Dickschädel (1974)

Films directed by Werner Jacobs

The Blue and White Lion (1952)
Street Serenade (1953)
Guitars of Love (1954)
André and Ursula (1955)
Santa Lucia (1956)
San Salvatore (1956)
The Beggar Student (1956)
The Simple Girl (1957)
The Count of Luxemburg (1957)
Munchhausen in Africa (1958)
The Star of Santa Clara (1958)
Here I Am, Here I Stay (1959)
A Summer You Will Never Forget (1959)
Conny and Peter Make Music (1960)
The White Horse Inn (1960)
Mariandl (1961)
Drei Liebesbriefe aus Tirol (1962)
Freddy and the Song of the South Pacific (1962)
Mariandl's Homecoming (1962)
The Merry Widow (1962)
The Model Boy (1963)
Homesick for St. Pauli (1963)
...denn die Musik und die Liebe in Tirol (1963)
Help, My Bride Steals (1964)
In Bed by Eight (1965)
Heidi (1965)
Aunt Frieda (1965)
The Sinful Village (1966)
Onkel Filser (1966)
Murderers Club of Brooklyn (1967)
When Ludwig Goes on Manoeuvres (1967)
The Heathens of Kummerow (1967)
Zur Hölle mit den Paukern (1968)
Zum Teufel mit der Penne (1968)
Charley's Uncle (1969)
Heintje: A Heart Goes on a Journey (1969)
Hurra, die Schule brennt! (1969)
What Is the Matter with Willi? (1970)
Heintje - Mein bester Freund (1970)
Twenty Girls and the Teachers (1971)
Morgen fällt die Schule aus (1971)
Our Willi Is the Best (1971)
Willi Manages the Whole Thing (1972)
My Daughter, Your Daughter (1972)
Old Barge, Young Love (1973)
The Flying Classroom (1973)
Schwarzwaldfahrt aus Liebeskummer (1974)
Auch ich war nur ein mittelmäßiger Schüler(1974)
Zwei himmlische Dickschädel (1974)

v t e Franz Lehár's The Merry Widow (1905)
Films	The Merry Widow (1918 silent Hungarian) The Merry Widow (1925 silent) The Merry Widow (1934) The Merry Widow (1952) The Merry Widow (1962 German)
Other	The Merry Widow (ballet) The Merry Widow discography

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