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Just Once a Great Lady (1957 film)

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Just Once a Great Lady
German film poster
GermanEinmal eine große Dame sein
Directed byErik Ode
Written by
Produced byArtur Brauner
Starring
CinematographyKarl Löb
Edited byKurt Zeunert
Music byErwin Halletz
Production
company
Distributed byDeutsche Film
Release date
  • 23 August 1957 (1957-08-23)
Running time
99 minutes
CountryWest Germany
LanguageGerman

Just Once a Great Lady (German: Einmal eine große Dame sein) is a 1957 West German comedy film directed by Erik Ode and starring Gudula Blau, Grethe Weiser and Dietmar Schönherr.[1] It has the title of a 1934 film but it is a remake of The Countess of Monte Cristo (1932).

The film's art direction is by Emil Hasler. It was shot at the Spandau Studios in Berlin.

Partial cast

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  • Gudula Blau as Jeannette Heider
  • Grethe Weiser as Elly, ihre Tante
  • Dietmar Schönherr as Stefan Riehl
  • Erich Winn as Philipp de Witt
  • Gustl Weishappel as Freddy, sein Sekretär
  • Walter Feuchtenberg as Zwingeli, Hoteldetektiv
  • Kurd Pieritz as Sawitzky, Regisseur
  • Hannelore Könemann as Lucia Murano
  • Peter Jost as Schmöller, manager
  • Luigi Malipiero as hotel manager
  • Jupp Flohr as Guggemoos, Portier
  • Elke Arendt as Frl. Wind, Sekretärin in Redaktion
  • Margit Jung as Tankstellenmädchen
  • Wolfgang Müller as Wolfgang Berger
  • Henry Lorenzen as Lord Uppercut
  • Martin Berliner [de] as Lauterer, recording Manager
  • Horst Naumann as Kurt Jäger
  • Olive Moorefield as Olive, Singer
  • Barbara Saade as Tankstellenmädchen
  • Heinz Schulz as petrol station attendant
  • Monika Peitsch as Sekretärin von Schmöller

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Bock, Hans-Michael; Bergfelder, Tim, eds. (2009). The Concise Cinegraph: Encyclopaedia of German Cinema. New York: Berghahn Books. p. 346. ISBN 978-1-57181-655-9.
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