The Singing House

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The Singing House
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Directed by Franz Antel
Written by
Produced byAlexander Julius Sheberko
Starring
Cinematography Oskar Schnirch
Edited by Arnfried Heyne
Music by Peter Kreuder
Production
company
Kollektiv Film
Distributed by Sovexport
Release date
  • 23 January 1948 (1948-01-23)
Running time
100 minutes
CountryAustria
Language German

The Singing House (German: Das singende Haus) is a 1948 Austrian comedy film directed by Franz Antel and starring Richard Romanowsky, Hannelore Schroth and Hans Moser. [1] It was first shown at the Locarno Film Festival in July 1947, before going on general release in Austria in early 1948.

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The film's sets were designed by the art director Julius von Borsody. It was shot at the Rosenhügel Studios in Vienna, which was controlled by the Soviet occupation forces. It was distributed by the East Berlin-based Sovexport.

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References

  1. Fritsche p.232

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