A Song Goes Round the World (1958 film)

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A Song Goes Round the World
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Directed by Géza von Bolváry
Written by Ernst Neubach
Produced byErnst Neubach
Starring
Cinematography Ernst W. Kalinke
Edited by Anneliese Schönnenbeck
Music by Hans May
Production
company
Neubach Film
Distributed by Constantin Film
Release date
  • 14 November 1958 (1958-11-14)
Running time
103 minutes
CountryWest Germany
Language German

A Song Goes Round the World (German : Ein Lied geht um die Welt) is a 1958 West German musical film directed by Géza von Bolváry and starring Hans Reiser, Sabine Sesselmann, and Ruth Stephan. [1] The film is a biopic of the singer and film actor Joseph Schmidt. The title is a reference to his best-known song and a 1933 film of the same title in which he starred.

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It was made at the Bavaria Studios in Munich. The film's sets were designed by the art director Ernst Richter.

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