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The Spendthrift (1953)

The Spendthrift poster
Original title
Der Verschwender
Directed by
Leopold Hainisch
Genre
drama film, musical film
Country
Austria
Rating
8.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A man lives extravagantly and faces the consequences. The story is an adaptation of a classic Austrian play set in a historical period.

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What happens

The Spendthrift (German: Der Verschwender) is a 1953 Austrian historical musical film directed by Leopold Hainisch and starring Attila Hörbiger, Josef Meinrad and Maria Andergast. It is an adaptation of Ferdinand Raimund's play of the same name. The film's sets were designed by the art director Gustav Abel. It was shot in Gevacolor. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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