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The Star of Valencia (1933)

The Star of Valencia poster
Original title
L'Étoile de Valencia
Directed by
Serge de Poligny
Genre
drama film
Country
Germany
Runtime
1h 28m
Rating
10.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A French-language version of a German film, it follows a love story set in Mallorca. A woman and a man face difficult choices that lead to sorrow.

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What happens

The Star of Valencia (French: L'étoile de Valencia) is a 1933 drama film directed by Serge de Poligny and starring Brigitte Helm, Jean Gabin and Simone Simon. It was the French-language version of the German film The Star of Valencia. Such multi-language versions were common in the era before dubbing became widespread. While made by largely the same crew except the director, it features a completely different cast. It was produced by UFA at the Babelsberg Studios, and distributed by the company's French subsidiary L'Alliance Cinématographique Européenne. The film's sets were designed by the art director Otto Hunte. It incorporated footage shot on location in Mallorca from the German film. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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