Gabriela (1950 film)
Gabriela is a 1950 West German musical drama film directed by Géza von Cziffra and starring Zarah Leander, Carl Raddatz, and Vera Molnar. It was Leander's comeback film after a seven-year absence from filmmaking. In 1943 when the Nazi leadership had demanded she take German citizenship, she had broken her contract with UFA and returned to her native Sweden. In the immediate post-war era she was banned from appearing in German films because of her previous association with the Nazi hierarchy. From 1949 this was relaxed, and she was able to make films once more.
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| Directed by | Géza von Cziffra |
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| Music by | Michael Jary |
| Cinematography | Willy Winterstein |
| Edited by | Alice Ludwig |
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| Distributed by | Allianz Filmverleih |
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Running time | 95 minutes |
| Country | West Germany |
| Language | German |
It was shot at the Wandsbek Studios in Hamburg. The film's sets were designed by the art director Herbert Kirchhoff.
It was the third highest-grossing film at the West German box office in 1950.[1]
Cast
- Zarah Leander as Gabriela
- Carl Raddatz as Charlie Braatz
- Vera Molnar as Andrea
- Grethe Weiser as Hansi
- Käthe Haack as Frau Matthes
- Gunnar Möller as Peter Hoyer
- Siegfried Breuer as Thomas Lorenzen
- Albert Florath as Onkel Hansen
- Kurt Meister as Portier Wuttke
- Marina Ried as Margot
- Arno Assmann as Freddy Lambert
- Ute Sielisch as Liane
- Franz Schafheitlin as Hausherr
- Adalbert Kriwat as Taxichauffeur
- Gert Kobbel as Zweiter Taxichauffeur
- Luise Bethke-Zitzman as Frida
- Waldo Favre as Hamburger Solistenvereinigung Waldo Favre
- Hans Friedrich as Sekretär bei Lorenzen
- Das Gabriela-Ballett as Ballett
- Das Gellert-Quintett as Quintett
- Dagmar Glombig as Klein-Andrea
- Detlev Lais as Tanzorchester Detlev Lais
- Ernst Rottluff as Diener bei Lorenzen
References
- Bock & Bergfelder, p. 279.
Bibliography
- Bock, Hans-Michael; Bergfelder, Tim, eds. (2009). The Concise Cinegraph: Encyclopaedia of German Cinema. New York: Berghahn Books. ISBN 978-1-57181-655-9.