Spell of the Looking Glass

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Spell of the Looking Glass
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Directed by Frank Wisbar
Written by John H. Kafka
Ernst Länner (book)
Wolfgang Wilhelm (book)
Produced by Herbert Ephraim
Starring Franz Weber
Ursula Grabley
Oskar Karlweis
Cinematography Herbert Körner
Edited by Wolfgang Becker
Alice Ludwig
Music by Herbert Lichtenstein
Production
company
Kollektiv Film
Distributed by Terra Film
Release date
  • 14 December 1931 (1931-12-14)
Running time
78 minutes
CountryGermany
Language German

Spell of the Looking Glass (German: Im Bann des Eulenspiegels) is a 1932 German comedy drama film directed by Frank Wisbar and starring Franz Weber, Ursula Grabley, and Oskar Karlweis. [1] It was shot at the Johannisthal Studios in Berlin. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Karl Machus and Fritz Maurischat.

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References

  1. The BFI companion to German cinema p.255

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