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Salonwagen E 417 (1939)

Salonwagen E 417 poster
Directed by
Paul Verhoeven
Genre
fantasy film, speculative fiction film
Country
Nazi Germany, Germany
Runtime
1h 31m
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 5 voters
Elsewhere
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How it feels

A German fantasy film from 1939. It follows various characters connected to a special railway carriage. A street musician plays a song about how everything passes.

whimsicalnostalgiclightheartedfancifulmildly comedicgentledatedsentimental

What happens

Salonwagen E 417 ist der Titel eines 1939 von Paul Verhoeven gedrehten deutschen Spielfilms. In den Hauptrollen agieren Käthe von Nagy, Paul Hörbiger, Maria Nicklisch und Curd Jürgens. Regisseur Verhoeven stellt einen Drehorgelspieler dar, der Fred Raymonds Lied „Es geht alles vorüber, es geht alles vorbei“ spielt. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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