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A Girl from the Chorus (1937)

A Girl from the Chorus poster
Original title
Ein Mädel vom Ballett
Directed by
Karel Lamač
Genre
historical film
Country
Germany
Runtime
1h 23m
Rating
9.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

The film follows a young chorus girl in turn-of-the-century Berlin who gets involved with a composer and his new operetta. She finds herself caught between her work on stage and a budding romance.

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What happens

A Girl from the Chorus (German: Ein Mädel vom Ballett) is a 1937 German comedy film directed by Carl Lamac and starring Anny Ondra, Viktor Staal and Ursula Grabley. It is set in the theatre world of Berlin around the turn of the twentieth century. It was shot at the Babelsberg Studios in Berlin. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Wilhelm Depenau and Karl Vollbrecht. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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