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Spell of the Looking Glass (1932)

Spell of the Looking Glass poster
Original title
Im Bann des Eulenspiegels
Directed by
Frank Wisbar
Genre
comedy drama
Country
Germany
Rating
10.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A trickster character causes trouble and laughter in a small German town. The film follows his antics and the reactions of the people around him.

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What happens

Spell of the Looking Glass (German: Im Bann des Eulenspiegels) is a 1932 German comedy drama film directed by Frank Wisbar and starring Franz Weber, Ursula Grabley, and Oskar Karlweis. It was shot at the Johannisthal Studios in Berlin. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Karl Machus and Fritz Maurischat. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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