Queen of the Night (1931 German-language film)

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Queen of the Night
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Directed by Fritz Wendhausen
Written by
Produced by
Starring
Cinematography Günther Krampf
Music by
Production
companies
  • Les Établissements Braunberger-Richebé
  • Länderfilm
Release date
  • 7 February 1931 (1931-02-07)
Running time
84 minutes
CountryFrance
Language German

Queen of the Night (German: Königin einer Nacht) is a 1931 French musical comedy film directed by Fritz Wendhausen and starring Friedl Haerlin, Karl Ludwig Diehl and Walter Janssen. It is an operetta film. [1] It is the German-language version of the French film La Femme d'une nuit . A separate Italian version was also made. Multiple-language versions were a common feature of the early years of sound before dubbing became firmly established.

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The film's sets were designed by the art director Pierre Schild.

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  1. Grange p.358

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