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The English Marriage (1934)

The English Marriage poster
Original title
Die englische Heirat
Directed by
Reinhold Schünzel
Genre
comedy film
Country
Germany
Runtime
1h 37m
Rating
7.4 of 10 from 5 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A German comedy from 1934 about a marriage arrangement that leads to humorous situations. It involves a couple whose connection is complicated by social expectations and misunderstandings.

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What happens

The English Marriage (German: Die Englische Heirat) is a 1934 German comedy film directed by Reinhold Schünzel and starring Renate Müller, Anton Walbrook and Adele Sandrock. It was based on a novel of the same title by Ludwig von Wohl who also wrote the screenplay. The film's sets were designed by the art director Otto Hunte. Location shooting took place at Berlin's Tempelhof Airport and on Heligoland. It was made by Cine-Allianz and a number of those involved including its director, producers, screenwriter and star Anton Walbrook soon after left Nazi Germany due to their Jewish backgrounds. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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