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A Song Goes Round the World (1958)

A Song Goes Round the World poster
Original title
Ein Lied geht um die Welt
Directed by
Géza von Bolváry
Genre
musical film
Country
Germany
Runtime
1h 43m
Rating
8.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A biopic about singer Joseph Schmidt shows his rise to fame and the challenges he faced. The story follows his career as a popular performer in the 1930s.

sentimentalnostalgicinspiringlightheartedmelodicbittersweetretro

What happens

A Song Goes Round the World (German: Ein Lied geht um die Welt) is a 1958 West German musical film directed by Géza von Bolváry and starring Hans Reiser, Sabine Sesselmann, and Ruth Stephan. The film is a biopic of the singer and film actor Joseph Schmidt. The title is a reference to his best-known song and a 1933 film of the same title in which he starred. It was made at the Bavaria Studios in Munich. The film's sets were designed by the art director Ernst Richter. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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