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The Beggar Student (1927)

The Beggar Student poster
Original title
Der Bettelstudent
Directed by
Luise Fleck, Jacob Fleck
Genre
silent film
Country
Germany
Rating
8.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A charming adaptation of an operetta set in an old European city. A young man pretended to be a wealthy noble to win the heart of a countess.

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What happens

The Beggar Student (German: Der Bettelstudent) is a 1927 German silent film directed by Jacob Fleck and Luise Fleck and starring Harry Liedtke, Ida Wüst and Agnes Esterhazy. It is an adaptation of Carl Millöcker's operetta The Beggar Student. It was shot at the Staaken Studios in Berlin. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Botho Hoefer and Hans Minzloff. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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