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Charley's Aunt (1956)

Charley's Aunt poster
Original title
Charleys Tante
Directed by
Hans Quest
Genre
comedy film, LGBTQ-related film
Country
Germany
Runtime
1h 30m
Rated
16
Rating
6.1 of 10 from 11 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

Two young men need a chaperone to meet their sweethearts. They convince a male friend to impersonate one of their aunts, leading to a series of comic misunderstandings.

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What happens

Charley's Aunt (German: Charleys Tante) is a 1956 West German comedy film directed by Hans Quest and starring Heinz Rühmann, Hertha Feiler and Claus Biederstaedt. It is an adaptation of the 1892 British play Charley's Aunt by Brandon Thomas. It was made at the Spandau and Tempelhof Studios in Berlin. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Hans Kuhnert and Peter Schlewski. It was shot in Eastmancolor. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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