The Land of Smiles (1952 film)

The Land of Smiles
Directed by	Hans Deppe Erik Ode
Produced by	Kurt Ulrich
Written by	Ludwig Herzer (libretto) Fritz Löhner-Beda (libretto) Viktor Léon Axel Eggebrecht Hubert Marischka
Starring	Mártha Eggerth Jan Kiepura Walter Müller Paul Hörbiger
Music by	Franz Lehár (operetta) Paul Dessau
Cinematography	Kurt Schulz
Edited by	Margarete Steinborn
Production company	Berolina Film
Distributed by	Herzog-Filmverleih
Release dates	2 October 1952
Running time	107 minutes
Country	West Germany
Language	German

The Land of Smiles (German:Das Land des Lächelns) is a 1952 West German operetta film directed by Hans Deppe and Erik Ode and starring Mártha Eggerth, Jan Kiepura and Walter Müller. It is an adaptation of the operetta The Land of Smiles composed by Franz Lehár which had previously been made into a 1930 film starring Richard Tauber.

Cast

• Mártha Eggerth as Lissy Licht, Sängerin
• Jan Kiepura as Sou Bawana Pantschur, Prinz von Javora
• Walter Müller as Gustl Potter, ein junger Wiener
• Paul Hörbiger as Professor Ferdinand Licht
• Karin Von Dassel as Mi, Schwester von Prinz Sou
• Karl Meixner as Exzellenz Tschang
• Ludwig Schmitz as Kato
• Brigitte Lwowsky as Chrysanthème

Bibliography

• Traubner, Richard. Operetta: A Theatrical History. Routledge, 2003.

External links

• The Land of Smiles at IMDb