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Maharadscha wider Willen (1950)

Maharadscha wider Willen poster
Directed by
Ákos Ráthonyi
Genre
comedy film
Country
Germany
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A man is mistaken for an Indian maharaja and caught up in a series of comedic misunderstandings. The film follows the chaos that ensues as the people around him react to his supposed royal identity.

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What happens

The Reluctant Maharaja (German: Maharadscha wider Willen) is a 1950 West German comedy film directed by Ákos Ráthonyi and starring Olga Tschechowa, Kurt Seifert and Sonja Ziemann. It was shot at the Spandau Studios in Berlin. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Willi Herrmann and Heinrich Weidemann. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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