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The Land of Smiles (1952)

The Land of Smiles poster
Original title
Das Land des Lächelns
Directed by
Hans Deppe, Erik Ode
Genre
comedy film, musical film, romance film
Country
Germany
Runtime
1h 47m
Rating
9.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A West German operetta film from 1952 based on a Franz Lehár operetta. It follows a love story with music and was shot partly in Thailand.

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What happens

The Land of Smiles (German: Das Land des Lächelns) is a 1952 West German operetta film directed by Hans Deppe and Erik Ode and starring Mártha Eggerth, Jan Kiepura and Walter Müller. It is an adaptation of the operetta The Land of Smiles composed by Franz Lehár which had previously been made into a 1930 film starring Richard Tauber. It was shot at the Tempelhof Studios in Berlin and on location in Thailand. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Willi Herrmann, Peter Schlewski and Heinrich Weidemann. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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