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Just Once a Great Lady (1957)

Just Once a Great Lady poster
Original title
Einmal eine große Dame sein
Directed by
Erik Ode
Genre
comedy film
Country
Germany
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A woman pretends to be a wealthy aristocrat. She gets caught up in a series of comedic misunderstandings.

lightheartedwhimsicalamusingplayfulbreezycomedicnostalgicsilly

What happens

Just Once a Great Lady (German: Einmal eine große Dame sein) is a 1957 West German comedy film directed by Erik Ode and starring Gudula Blau, Grethe Weiser and Dietmar Schönherr. It has the title of a 1934 film but it is a remake of The Countess of Monte Cristo (1932). The film's art direction is by Emil Hasler. It was shot at the Spandau Studios in Berlin. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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