Ball at the Metropol

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Ball at the Metropol
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Directed by Frank Wisbar
Written by Wolf Neumeister
Ilse M. Spath
Frank Wisbar
Based onIrrungen, Wirrungen by Theodor Fontane
Produced by Fred Lyssa
Starring Heinrich George
Heinz von Cleve
Hilde Weissner
Cinematography Erich Claunigk
Edited by Lena Neumann
Music by Walter Kollo
Production
company
Neucophon Tonfilm-Produktion
Distributed by Terra Film
Release date
26 January 1937
Running time
84 minutes
CountryGermany
Language German

Ball at the Metropol (German: Ball im Metropol) is a 1937 German drama film directed by Frank Wisbar and starring Heinrich George, Heinz von Cleve and Hilde Weissner. [1] [2] The film's sets were designed by the art directors Fritz Maurischat and Anton Weber. It was based on the 1888 novel Irrungen, Wirrungen by Theodor Fontane. [3] It premiered at the Gloria-Palast in Berlin.

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  1. Nicolella p.94
  2. Cinema and the Swastika p.198
  3. Goble p.162

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