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The Ballet Girl (1918)

The Ballet Girl poster
Original title
Das Mädel vom Ballett
Directed by
Ernst Lubitsch
Genre
comedy film, silent film
Country
Germany
Runtime
26 min
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

In 1918 Berlin, a ballet dancer gets mixed up in comedic situations involving romance and misunderstandings. The story follows her adventures as she navigates love and performance.

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What happens

The Ballet Girl (German: Das Mädel vom Ballett) is a 1918 German silent comedy film directed by Ernst Lubitsch and starring Ossi Oswalda, Harry Liedtke and Margarete Kupfer. It was shot at the Tempelhof Studios in Berlin. The film's sets were designed by the art director Kurt Richter. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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