Charley's Nieces

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Charley's Nieces
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Directed by Walter Boos
Written by
Starring
Cinematography Werner Kurz
Production
company
TV13 Filmproduktion
Distributed by
Release date
  • 10 May 1974 (1974-05-10)
Running time
75 minutes
CountryWest Germany
Language German

Charley's Nieces (German : Charlys Nichten) is a 1974 West German comedy film directed by Walter Boos and starring Josef Moosholzer, Bertram Edelmann and Massimo E. Melis. [1] The film's title is a reference to Brandon Thomas's farce Charley's Aunt . It is also known by the alternative title of Confessions of a Sexy Photographer.

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Synopsis

Three men disguise themselves as women in order to get jobs in a photographer's studio.

Cast

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References

  1. Rabkin p.289

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