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1933 film by Reinhold Schünzel From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Victor and Victoria (German: Viktor und Viktoria) is a 1933 German musical comedy film written and directed by Reinhold Schünzel, starring Renate Müller as a woman pretending to be a female impersonator. The following year, Schünzel directed a French-language version of the film titled George and Georgette, starring Meg Lemonnier and a French cast.
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Victor and Victoria | |
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German | Viktor und Viktoria |
Directed by | Reinhold Schünzel |
Written by | Reinhold Schünzel |
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Cinematography | Konstantin Irmen-Tschet |
Music by | Franz Doelle |
Distributed by | Universum Film AG |
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Running time | 100 minutes |
Country | Germany |
Language | German |
In 1935, Michael Balcon produced an English version titled First a Girl, directed by Victor Saville and starring Jessie Matthews and Sonnie Hale. A West German remake by Karl Anton was released in 1957.
In 1982, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer released Victor/Victoria, an English-language remake by Blake Edwards.[1] Edwards later based a successful stage musical on the film. Both the film and the musical starred Julie Andrews.
Susanne, a hopeful singer, steps in to replace Viktor, a mediocre actor, at a small cabaret in Berlin where he performs as a female impersonator.[2] She catches the attention of an agent, who mistakenly believes that she is actually a man. As a result, Susanne rises to fame, but her situation becomes complicated when she finds herself falling in love with Robert.
The film was well-received in the German-American community of New York.[3]
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