Stars of Variety

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Stars of Variety
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Directed by Josef von Báky
Written by Attila Orbók
Erich Willke
Thea von Harbou
Produced by Heinz Landsmann
Antal Takács
Starring La Jana
Christl Mardayn
Karin Hardt
Cinematography István Eiben
Edited by Wolfgang Becker
Music by Georg Haentzschel
Production
companies
Pictura-Film
Hunnia Filmgyár
Distributed byMärkische Film
Release dates
  • 30 March 1939 (1939-03-30)(Hungary)
  • 14 April 1939 (1939-04-14)(Germany)
Running time
86 minutes
CountriesGermany
Hungary
Language German

Stars of Variety (German: Menschen vom Varieté, Hungarian: A varieté csillagai) is a 1939 German-Hungarian drama film directed by Josef von Báky and starring La Jana, Christl Mardayn and Karin Hardt. [1] It was shot at the Hunnia Studios in Budapest. [2] The film's sets were designed by the art directors Robert A. Dietrich and Artur Günther. Separate German and Hungarian-language versions were produced. [3]

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Cast

German version

Hungarian version

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  2. Klaus p.133
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