Clivia (film)

Clivia
Directed by	Karl Anton
Written by	Karl Anton Ernst Nebhut Charles Amberg (libretto)
Produced by	Waldemar Frank
Starring	Claude Farell Peter Pasetti Paul Dahlke
Cinematography	Karl Löb Fritz Arno Wagner
Edited by	Walter Wischniewsky
Music by	Nico Dostal
Production company	Central-Europa Film
Distributed by	Prisma Film
Release date	10 August 1954 (1954-08-10)
Running time	98 minutes
Country	West Germany
Language	German

Clivia is a 1954 West German musical film directed by Karl Anton and starring Claude Farell, Peter Pasetti and Paul Dahlke. It is an adaptation of the 1933 operetta Clivia by Nico Dostal and is part of the subgenre of operetta films. It was shot at the Spandau Studios in Berlin and on location in Mallorca. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Karl Weber and Erich Grave.

Synopsis

In order for her revue troupe to be able to enter a South American country, singer Clivia marries a local cattle baron. However, it turns out that troupe's leader has plans to overthrow the country's president.

Cast

• Claude Farell as Clivia
• Peter Pasetti as Juan
• Ulrich Beiger
• Paul Dahlke as Potterton
• Gerd Frickhöffer
• Paul Henckels as Valdivio
• Wolfgang Müller
• Charles Regnier
• Hans Richter
• Anneliese Rothenberger as Singer
• Hans Hermann Schaufuß
• Herta Staal
• Lisa Stammer
• Ruth Stephan
• Lou van Burg
• Egon Vogel
• Ewald Wenck
• Horst Wilhelm as Singer

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.

External links

• Clivia at IMDb