The Girl and the Legend

The Girl and the Legend (German: Robinson soll nicht sterben) is a 1957 German historical drama film directed by Josef von Báky and starring Romy Schneider, Horst Buchholz and Erich Ponto.^[1] It was shot at the Bavaria Studios in Munich.^[2] The film's sets were designed by the art director Hein Heckroth.

The Girl and the Legend
German	Robinson soll nicht sterben
Directed by	Josef von Báky
Written by	Friedrich Forster (play) Johannes Mario Simmel Emil Burri
Starring	Romy Schneider Horst Buchholz
Cinematography	Günther Anders
Music by	Georg Haentzschel
Production company	Neue Deutsche Filmgesellschaft
Distributed by	Herzog Film
Release date	7 February 1957 (1957-02-07)
Running time	97 minutes
Country	West Germany
Language	German

Cast

• Romy Schneider as Maud
• Horst Buchholz as Tom
• Erich Ponto as Daniel Defoe
• Mathias Wieman as King George II
• Magda Schneider as Mrs. Cantley
• Gustav Knuth as Carlton Heep
• Rudolf Vogel as Mr. Herodes Pum
• Elisabeth Flickenschildt as Miss Hackett
• Günther Lüders as Mr. Drinkwater
• Heinrich Gretler as Mr. Wilde
• Roland Kaiser as Ben
• Wolfgang Condrus as Charly
• Urs Hess as Jim
• Gert Fröbe as Mr. Gillis