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Opera Ball (1939)

Opera Ball poster
Original title
Opernball
Directed by
Géza von Bolváry
Genre
comedy film
Country
Nazi Germany, Austria
Runtime
1h 47m
Rated
AA
Rating
5.7 of 10 from 14 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

This is a musical comedy about social life at a fancy opera ball. Rich characters get into light mix-ups and romantic entanglements during the event.

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What happens

Opera Ball (German: Opernball) is a 1939 German musical comedy film directed by Géza von Bolváry and starring Heli Finkenzeller, Fita Benkhoff, and Marte Harell. An operetta film, it is based on the 1898 work of the same name composed by Richard Heuberger. In 1956 it was remade as Opera Ball in Austria with some of the same cast. It was shot at the Babelsberg Studios in Berlin. The film's sets were designed by the art director Robert Herlth. Erna Berger provided a singing voice. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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