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Mask in Blue (1953)

Mask in Blue poster
Original title
Maske in Blau
Directed by
Georg Jacoby
Genre
comedy film
Country
Germany
Runtime
1h 40m
Rating
10.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A musical comedy set in Rome and Munich, where a woman and a man get tangled in a case of mistaken identity involving a masked performer. The story follows their romantic mix-ups and the songs that come with them.

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What happens

Mask in Blue (German: Maske in Blau) is a 1953 West German musical film directed by Georg Jacoby and starring Marika Rökk, Paul Hubschmid and Wilfried Seyferth. It was made at the Bavaria Studios in Munich and on location in Rome. The film's sets were designed by the art director Erich Kettelhut. It was shot in Agfacolor. It is an operetta film based on the stage work of the same name composed by Fred Raymond. A previous film version was made in 1943. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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