Bombs on Monte Carlo (1931 film)
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Directed by | Hanns Schwarz |
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Produced by | Erich Pommer |
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Edited by | Willy Zeyn |
Music by | Werner R. Heymann |
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Distributed by | UFA |
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Running time | 111 minutes |
Country | Germany |
Language | German |
Bombs on Monte Carlo (German: Bomben auf Monte Carlo) is a 1931 German musical comedy film directed by Hanns Schwarz and starring Hans Albers, Anna Sten, and Heinz Rühmann.[1] The film is based on the novel Bomben auf Monte Carlo (1930) by Fritz Reck-Malleczewen. It premiered at the Ufa-Palast am Zoo in August 1931.
The film is known for featuring the German a capella band Comedian Harmonists, who perform the song Das ist die Liebe der Matrosen.[2][3][4]
Production
The film was produced by the production unit of Erich Pommer.[5] It was shot on location in Nice. The art director Erich Kettelhut designed the film sets. A separate English-language version Monte Carlo Madness and a French version Le capitaine Craddock were also made as part of UFA's strategy to export its films to other countries. In 1960 the film was remade as Bombs on Monte Carlo.
Cast
- Hans Albers as Craddock
- Anna Sten as Yola
- Heinz Rühmann as Peter Schmidt
- Ida Wüst as Isabell
- Rachel Devirys as Diane
- Kurt Gerron as Casino Manager / Kasinodirektor
- Karl Etlinger as Consul / Konsul
- Peter Lorre as Pawlitschek
- Otto Wallburg as Minister / Ministerpräsident
- Charles Kullmann as Street Singer / Ein Straßensänger
- Bruno Ziener as Jeweler / Ein Juwelier
- Comedian Harmonists as Sailors
References
- ^ http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/27149
- ^ https://books.google.be/books?id=35K2DwAAQBAJ&pg=PA73&lpg=PA73&dq=Das+ist+die+Lieber+der+Matrosen+comedian+harmonists&source=bl&ots=BkUSzNSKNi&sig=ACfU3U204GZL1OlH2qAv2GzJQJ19mcZILQ&hl=nl&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiSjprBlejlAhXG5KQKHTrOCiY4MhDoATAHegQICBAB#v=onepage&q=Das%20ist%20die%20Lieber%20der%20Matrosen%20comedian%20harmonists&f=false
- ^ https://secondhandsongs.com/work/162014
- ^ https://books.google.be/books?id=BbPWBQAAQBAJ&pg=PA89&lpg=PA89&dq=Das+ist+die+Lieber+der+Matrosen+comedian+harmonists&source=bl&ots=TMkVc89eF6&sig=ACfU3U0MTTKevRWWb140NIahxeoDYtoGfA&hl=nl&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjux827lejlAhWwMewKHbEZBJ44KBDoATAJegQIBhAB#v=onepage&q=Das%20ist%20die%20Lieber%20der%20Matrosen%20comedian%20harmonists&f=false
- ^ Hardt p. 240
Bibliography
- Hardt, Ursula (1996). From Caligari to California: Erich Pommer's Life in the International Film Wars. Providence: Berghahn Books. ISBN 978-1-57181-930-7.
External links
- 1931 films
- 1930s musical comedy films
- Films based on German novels
- Films directed by Hanns Schwarz
- Films of the Weimar Republic
- Films set in Monaco
- Films set in the Mediterranean Sea
- German films
- German-language films
- German musical comedy films
- German multilingual films
- Operetta films
- Seafaring films
- Films shot in France
- UFA films
- German black-and-white films
- 1930s multilingual films
- 1931 comedy films
- 1930s German film stubs
- Musical comedy film stubs