Fregola (film)

Fregola is a 1948 Austrian musical film directed by Harald Röbbeling and starring Marika Rökk, Rudolf Prack and Siegfried Breuer. It was a comeback film for Rökk, one of the most popular stars of the Third Reich, who hadn't made a film since 1944.^[1] It was shot at the Sievering Studios in Vienna. The film was released on the day of Christmas 1948 in Vienna, and on the 4th of July 1949 in Munich.

Fregola
Film poster
Directed by	Harald Röbbeling
Written by	Karl Farkas Harald Röbbeling
Starring	Marika Rökk Rudolf Prack Siegfried Breuer Gustav Waldau
Cinematography	Günther Anders Hannes Staudinger
Edited by	Margarete Smolka
Music by	Theo Nordhaus Willy Schmidt-Gentner
Production company	Styria-Film
Distributed by	Sascha Film
Release date	25 December 1948 (1948-12-25)
Running time	90 minutes
Country	Austria
Language	German

The film was popular with West German audiences, particularly amongst women.^[2]

Cast

• Marika Rökk as Fregola
• Rudolf Prack as Santos
• Siegfried Breuer as Pablo Mendez
• Gustav Waldau as Flock
• Josef Meinrad as Dr. Wegscheider
• Theodor Danegger as Boulanger
• Hans Jungbauer as Dr. Ribault
• Jo Fürst as Don Fernandez
• Erich Schiffer as Solotänzer
• Otto Gottsberger as Solotänzer
• Hugo Gottschlich as Brunet