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Frau Cheneys Ende (1961)

Frau Cheneys Ende poster
Directed by
Franz Josef Wild
Genre
comedy film
Country
Germany, France
Runtime
1h 33m
Rating
9.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A woman poses as a society figure to pull off a jewel heist. The scheme gets complicated when she falls for a man in the household.

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What happens

The Last of Mrs. Cheyney (German: Frau Cheneys Ende) is a 1961 comedy film directed by Franz Josef Wild and starring Lilli Palmer, Carlos Thompson and Martin Held. The film was made as a co-production between France, Switzerland and West Germany. It is based on the 1925 play of the same title by the British writer Frederick Lonsdale which has been adapted into films on several occasions. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Wolf Englert and Bruno Monden. It premiered at the Gloria-Palast in Berlin. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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