The Czar and the Carpenter (1956)
- Original title
- Zar und Zimmermann
- Directed by
- Hans Müller
- Genre
- musical film
- Country
- German Democratic Republic
- Runtime
- 1h 41m
- Rating
- 7.0 of 10 from 1 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A musical comedy set in the 17th century when the Russian Tsar Peter the Great travels in disguise to the Dutch Republic to learn shipbuilding. The story follows his secret interactions with local workers and the humorous misunderstandings that arise.
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What happens
The Czar and the Carpenter (German title:Zar und Zimmermann) is a 1956 East German musical comedy film directed by Hans Müller and starring Willy A. Kleinau, Bert Fortell and Lore Frisch. It is an adaptation of the opera Zar und Zimmermann by Albert Lortzing. It is set around the Russian Tsar Peter the Great's secret visit to the Dutch Republic to study shipbuilding in the seventeenth century. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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