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What Is Father Doing in Italy? (1961)

What Is Father Doing in Italy? poster
Original title
Was macht Papa denn in Italien?
Directed by
Hans Dieter Schwarze
Genre
comedy film, romance film
Country
Germany
Runtime
1h 37m
Rating
10.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A man's trip to Italy causes romantic and comedic misunderstandings. The film follows several characters through music and colorful scenes.

lightheartedwhimsicalfunupbeatromanticmusicalplayfulnostalgic

What happens

What Is Father Doing in Italy? (German: Was macht Papa denn in Italien?) is a 1961 West German musical comedy film directed by Hans Dieter Schwarze and starring Willy Fritsch, Gerhard Riedmann and Peter Kraus. It was shot in Agfacolor at the Göttingen Studios. The film's sets were designed by the art director Max Mellin. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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