If You Go Swimming in Tenerife

If You Go Swimming in Tenerife
Directed by	Helmuth M. Backhaus
Written by	Helmuth M. Backhaus
Produced by	Eva Rosskopf
Starring	Geneviève Cluny Peter Kraus Gunnar Möller
Cinematography	Gerhard Krüger
Edited by	Anneliese Artelt
Music by	Christian Bruhn
Production company	Piran-Film
Distributed by	Piran-Film
Release date	11 September 1964 (1964-09-11)
Running time	94 minutes
Country	West Germany
Language	German

If You Go Swimming in Tenerife (German: Wenn man baden geht auf Teneriffa) is a 1964 West German comedy film directed by Helmuth M. Backhaus and starring Geneviève Cluny, Peter Kraus and Gunnar Möller.

The film's sets were designed by the art director Johannes Ott. It was shot on location in Munich and on Gran Canaria in the Canary Islands.

Synopsis

After travelling to Spain for a holiday, six young Germans discover that their travel agency has gone bust and therefore they have nowhere to stay. Instead they find employment at a local hotel, which they soon have to try and save from ruin.

Soundtrack

The production features a number of songs including:

• Peter Kraus - "Wer Dich Sieht, Evelyn"

Cast

• Geneviève Cluny as Jutta
• Peter Kraus as Tom
• Gunnar Möller as Jens
• Corny Collins as Christa
• Richard Häussler as Erik Varnhagen
• Ursula Oberst as Bessy
• Helga Lehner as Bruni
• Heinz Erhardt as Tristan Wentzel
• Loni Heuser as Christa's Mother
• Karin Heske
• Hannes Stütz
• Ralph Persson
• Hans Elwenspoek
• Rolf Castell
• Horst Pasderski
• Katrin Teleky

Bibliography

• Robert C. Reimer & Reinhard Zachau. German Culture through Film: An Introduction to German Cinema. Hackett Publishing, 2017.

External links

• If You Go Swimming in Tenerife at IMDb
• If You Go Swimming in Tenerife is available for free viewing and download at the Internet Archive