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The Beggar Student (1931)

The Beggar Student poster
Original title
Der Bettelstudent
Directed by
Victor Janson
Genre
romance film
Country
Germany
Runtime
1h 32m
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A poor student pretends to be wealthy to win the heart of a noblewoman in a comedic romance set in old Europe. The story involves disguises and misunderstandings as the characters pursue love and social status.

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What happens

The Beggar Student (German: Der Bettelstudent) is a 1931 German operetta film directed by Victor Janson and starring Hans-Heinz Bollmann, Jarmila Novotná and Fritz Schulz. The film is based on the 1882 operetta The Beggar Student. A British version of the film The Beggar Student was also released the same year. The film's art direction was by Botho Hoefer and Bernhard Schwidewski. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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