The Beggar Student (1956 film) explained

The Beggar Student
Director:Werner Jacobs
Editing:Elisabeth Kleinert-Neumann
Studio:Carlton Film
Distributor:Constantin Film
Runtime:95 minutes
Country:West Germany
Language:German

The Beggar Student is a 1956 (German: '''Der Bettelstudent''') West German musical film directed by Werner Jacobs and starring Gerhard Riedmann, Waltraut Haas and Elma Karlowa.[1] It is based on the operetta Der Bettelstudent by Karl Millöcker, and is part of the operetta film tradition. It was shot at the Bavaria Studios and the Carlton Studios in Munich. The film's sets were designed by the art director Felix Smetana.

Synopsis

After a Polish aristocrat refuses to marry a Colonel, he manoeuvres to force her to marry a penniless student in revenge.

Cast

Notes and References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20090207033323/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/147519 BFI.org