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The Escape to Nice (1932)

The Escape to Nice poster
Original title
Flucht nach Nizza
Directed by
James Bauer
Genre
crime film
Country
Germany
Rated
12
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 2 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A comic crime story follows a man who becomes a detective. He travels from Berlin to London and Nice to solve a case.

lightheartedwhimsicaldatedplayfulmildly suspensefulquirkynostalgic

What happens

The Escape to Nice (German: Flucht nach Nizza) is a 1932 German comedy crime film directed by James Bauer and starring Fritz Fischer, Georg Alexander and Else Elster. The film is based on the novel Orje Lehmann wird Detektiv by Dolly Bruck (Hans Mahner-Mons). It was shot at the Halensee Studios in Berlin and on location in London and Nice. The film's sets were designed by the art director Franz Schroedter. It premiered on 14 June 1932. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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