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The Victor (1932 film)

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The Victor
Directed by
Written by
Produced byErich Pommer
Starring
Cinematography
Music byWerner R. Heymann
Production
company
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]

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.

Cast

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References

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

Bibliography

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  • Hardt, Ursula (1996). From Caligari to California: Erich Pommer's Life in the International Film Wars. Providence: Berghahn Books. ISBN 978-1-57181-930-7.
  • Kreimeier, Klaus (1999). The Ufa Story: A History of Germany's Greatest Film Company, 1918–1945. Berkeley: University of California Press. ISBN 978-0-520-22069-0.
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