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The Bartered Bride (1932)

The Bartered Bride poster
Original title
Die verkaufte Braut
Directed by
Max Ophüls
Genre
comedy film, drama film
Country
Germany
Runtime
1h 16m
Rating
6.3 of 10 from 7 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A young woman's father arranges her marriage to a wealthy but foolish man. She instead loves a poor suitor and they scheme to win her freedom.

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What happens

The Bartered Bride (German: Die verkaufte Braut) is a 1932 German musical comedy film directed by Max Ophüls and starring Jarmila Novotná, Otto Wernicke, and Karl Valentin. It is based on the comic opera of the same name by Czech composer Bedřich Smetana. It was shot at the Bavaria Studios in Munich. The film's sets were designed by the art director Erwin Scharf. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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