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The Gypsy Baron (1935)

The Gypsy Baron poster
Original title
Zigeunerbaron
Directed by
Karl Hartl
Genre
musical comedy
Country
Nazi Germany
Runtime
1h 45m
Rating
8.5 of 10 from 2 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A wealthy Hungarian nobleman returns to his homeland and falls in love with a gypsy woman. Their romance is complicated by local customs and a hidden treasure.

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What happens

The Gypsy Baron (German: Zigeunerbaron) is a 1935 German operetta film directed by Karl Hartl and starring Anton Walbrook, Hansi Knoteck and Fritz Kampers. It is an adaptation of the 1885 operetta The Gypsy Baron. It was made at the Babelsberg Studios of UFA in Berlin. The film's sets were designed by the art director Werner Schlichting. It was shot on location in Brandenburg and the Kingdom of Yugoslavia. A separate French-language version, Le baron tzigane, was also produced. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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