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The Beggar Student (1936)

The Beggar Student poster
Original title
Der Bettelstudent
Directed by
Georg Jacoby
Genre
musical film
Country
Germany
Runtime
1h 35m
Rated
12
Rating
6.0 of 10 from 9 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

In 18th century Poland, a beggar student gets involved with a countess and a prison governor. The story follows their romantic and comedic adventures set to music.

lightheartedwhimsicalmelodicromanticupbeatescapistnostalgictheatrical

What happens

The Beggar Student (German: Der Bettelstudent) is a 1936 German operetta film directed by Georg Jacoby and starring Fritz Kampers, Harry Hardt and Ida Wüst. It is an adaptation of the 1882 operetta Der Bettelstudent by Carl Millöcker. It was shot at the Babelsberg Studios of UFA in Potsdam. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Fritz Maurischat and Karl Weber. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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