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Die Jungfrau auf dem Dach (1953)

Die Jungfrau auf dem Dach poster
Directed by
Otto Preminger
Genre
comedy film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 30m
Rating
5.3 of 10 from 6 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A young woman fends off the romantic advances of two men in a single evening. She tries to keep her virtue while enjoying their company.

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What happens

Die Jungfrau auf dem Dach (English translation: "The Virgin on the Roof") is a 1953 German-language American comedy film produced and directed by Otto Preminger. The screenplay by Carl Zuckmayer is a German language translation of the script for The Moon Is Blue by F. Hugh Herbert, based on his 1951 play. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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