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Women Are Better Diplomats (1941)

Women Are Better Diplomats poster
Original title
Frauen sind doch bessere Diplomaten
Directed by
Georg Jacoby
Genre
comedy film
Country
Germany
Runtime
1h 29m
Rated
12
Rating
6.2 of 10 from 5 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A woman uses her charm and wit to outmaneuver the men around her in romantic and business situations. It is a musical comedy set in the early 1940s.

lightheartedplayfulwhimsicalupbeatflirtatiouscolorfulsillynostalgic

What happens

Women Are Better Diplomats (German: Frauen sind doch bessere Diplomaten) is a 1941 German musical comedy film from the Nazi era. Directed by Georg Jacoby and starring Marika Rökk, Willy Fritsch and Aribert Wäscher. It was based on a novel by Hans Flemming. The film was the first German feature film to be made in colour, and was one of the most expensive films produced during the Third Reich. The film met with a positive public response and was among the most popular German films of the early war years. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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