- Die große Liebe (1931 film)
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Die große Liebe Directed by Otto Preminger Produced by Emmerich Taussig Written by Artur Berger
Siegfried BernfeldStarring Attila Hörbiger
Hansi NieseMusic by Walter Landauer Cinematography Hans Theyer Editing by Paul Falkenberg Distributed by Süd-Film Release date(s) December 21, 1931 Running time 76 minutes Country Austria Language German Die große Liebe (The Great Love) is a 1931 Austrian drama film directed by Otto Preminger, the first of his career. The screenplay by Artur Berger and Siegfried Bernfeld is based on a true story.
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Plot
Ten years after the end of World War I, Austrian soldier Franz leaves Russia and returns to his village, where he is reunited with Frieda, a woman who believes he is her long-lost son.
Production
Shortly after directing the legal melodrama Voruntersuch (Preliminary Inquiry) for Max Reinhardt's Theater in der Josefstadt, Otto Premiger was approached by industrialist Heinrich Haas, who had an interest in the burgeoning Austrian film industry and thought Preminger might be interested in directing for the screen. Although Preminger knew nothing about filmmaking and had little passion for the medium, he decided to accept the assignment to keep busy during the summer, when the theater was closed. He cast Attila Hörbiger from the Josefstadt company and Viennese musical comedy star Hansi Niese in the lead roles and managed to elicit from them an acting style better suited to the screen than stage. Although the film, which opened at the Emperor Theater in Vienna on December 21, 1931, was a critical and commercial success, in later years Preminger described it as a juvenile folly he preferred to forget. [1][2]
References
- ^ Hirsch, Foster, Otto Preminger: The Man Who Would Be King. New York: Alfred A. Knopf 2007. ISBN 978-0-375-41373-5, pp. 34-35
- ^ Pratley, Gerald, The Cinema of Otto Preminger. London: Zwemmer Books 1971. ISBN 0-302-02152-3, pp. 40-46
External links
Die große Liebe (1931 film) at the Internet Movie Database
Films directed by Otto Preminger 1930s 1940s Margin for Error (1943) · In the Meantime, Darling (1944) · Laura (1944) · A Royal Scandal (1945) · Fallen Angel (1945) · Centennial Summer (1946) · Forever Amber (1947) · Daisy Kenyon (1947) · The Fan (1949) · Whirlpool (1949)1950s Where the Sidewalk Ends (1950) · The 13th Letter (1951) · Angel Face (1952) · The Moon Is Blue (1953) / Die Jungfrau auf dem Dach (1954) · River of No Return (1954) · Carmen Jones (1954) · The Man with the Golden Arm (1955) · The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell (1955) · Saint Joan (1957) · Bonjour Tristesse (1958) · Porgy and Bess (1959) · Anatomy of a Murder (1959)1960s Exodus (1960) · Advise & Consent (1962) · The Cardinal (1963) · In Harm's Way (1965) · Bunny Lake Is Missing (1965) · Hurry Sundown (1967) · Skidoo (1968)1970s Tell Me That You Love Me, Junie Moon (1970) · Such Good Friends (1971) · Rosebud (1975) · The Human Factor (1979)Categories:- Austrian films
- German-language films
- 1931 films
- 1930s drama films
- Films based on actual events
- Films directed by Otto Preminger
- Directorial debut films
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