The Victor (1932 film)

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The Victor
The Victor (film).jpg
Directed by
Written by
Produced by Erich Pommer
Starring
Cinematography
Music by Werner R. Heymann
Production
company
UFA
Distributed byUFA
Release date
  • 23 March 1932 (1932-03-23)
Running time
92 minutes
CountryGermany
LanguageGerman

The Victor (German : Der Sieger) is a 1932 German comedy film directed by Hans Hinrich and Paul Martin and starring Hans Albers, Käthe von Nagy and Julius Falkenstein. A postal clerk loses his money gambling on horses, but eventually meets and falls in love with a wealthy man's daughter. [1] It premiered on 23 March 1932 at the Gloria-Palast in Berlin. [2]

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It was shot at the Babelsberg Studios in Berlin. The film's art direction was by Erich Kettelhut. A separate French-language version Le vainqueur was made, also directed by Hans Hinrich and Paul Martin, with Käthe von Nagy, Jean Murat and Pierre Brasseur.

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  1. Kreimeier p. 188
  2. Hardt p. 240

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