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Castles in the Air (1939)

Castles in the Air poster
Original title
Castelli in aria
Directed by
Augusto Genina
Genre
comedy film
Country
Germany, Italy
Runtime
1h 36m
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 2 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A comedic mix-up leads to romantic entanglements. The story follows characters navigating mistaken identities and social misadventures.

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What happens

Castles in the Air (Italian: Castelli in aria) is a 1939 Italian "white-telephones" comedy film directed by Augusto Genina and starring Lilian Harvey, Vittorio De Sica and Otto Treßler. It was made at Cinecittà in Rome, as part of a co-production with Germany. A separate German-language version was also released. It is based on a novel by Franz Karl Franchy. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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