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Faded Melody (1938)

Faded Melody poster
Original title
Verklungene Melodie
Directed by
Victor Tourjansky
Genre
drama film, romance film
Country
Germany
Runtime
1h 38m
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A woman and two men are caught in a love triangle. The story spans Germany, French Algeria, and New York City.

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What happens

Faded Melody (German: Verklungene Melodie) is a 1938 German drama film directed by Viktor Tourjansky and starring Brigitte Horney, Willy Birgel and Carl Raddatz. The film was made by Germany's largest studio of the era UFA. It was shot at the Babelsberg Studios in Potsdam and on location in French Algeria, New York City and Berlin. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Hermann Asmus and Max Mellin. It premiered at Berlin's Gloria-Palast. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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