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Under Blazing Heavens (1936)

Under Blazing Heavens poster
Original title
Unter heißem Himmel
Directed by
Gustav Ucicky
Genre
adventure film
Country
Germany
Runtime
1h 41m
Rating
8.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A man gets caught up in adventure and romance on the Aegean Sea coast of Greece. It is a classic adventure story set under a hot Mediterranean sun.

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What happens

Under Blazing Skies or Under Blazing Heavens (German: Unter heißem Himmel) is a 1936 German adventure film directed by Gustav Ucicky and starring Hans Albers, Lotte Lang and Aribert Wäscher. It was shot at the Babelsberg Studios in Berlin and on location on the Aegean Sea coast of Greece. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Robert Herlth and Walter Röhrig. It was produced and distributed by UFA, Germany's largest film company. The film was popular enough to be given a second release in West Germany in 1950. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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