The Big Chance (1934 film)

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The Big Chance
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German film poster
German Die große Chance
Directed by Victor Janson
Written by
Produced byMax G. Hüske
Starring
Cinematography Bruno Timm
Edited by Roger von Norman
Music by Will Meisel
Production
company
Distributed byTerra Film
Release date
  • 31 March 1934 (1934-03-31)
Running time
85 minutes
CountryGermany
LanguageGerman

The Big Chance (German : Die große Chance) is a 1934 German musical comedy film directed by Victor Janson and starring Hansi Niese, Hans Söhnker and Jakob Tiedtke. It is part of the tradition of operetta films. [1]

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The film's sets were designed by the art directors Robert A. Dietrich and Bruno Lutz.

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References

  1. Waldman, Harry (2008). Nazi Films in America, 1933–1942. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Company. p. 70. ISBN   978-0-7864-3861-7.

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