Bravo Acrobat!
1943 film
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| German | Akrobat Schööön! |
| Directed by | Wolfgang Staudte |
| Written by | Wolfgang Staudte |
| Produced by | Werner Malbran |
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| Cinematography | Georg Bruckbauer |
| Edited by | Eva Kroll |
| Music by | Paul Hühn Friedrich Schröder |
Production company | Tobis Film |
| Distributed by | Deutsche Filmvertriebs |
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Running time | 85 minutes |
| Country | Germany |
| Language | German |
Bravo Acrobat! (German: Akrobat Schööön!) is a 1943 German comedy film directed by Wolfgang Staudte and starring Charlie Rivel, Clara Tabody, and Karl Schönböck. A circus clown rises to stardom. The film was loosely based on the Spanish-born Rivel's own life.[1]
It was shot at the Johannisthal Studios in Berlin and on location around the city. The film's sets were designed by the art director Erich Grave.
Cast
- Charlie Rivel as Charlie
- Clara Tabody as Monika
- Karl Schönböck as Orlando
- Käthe Dyckhoff as Bibiana
- Hans Hermann Schaufuß as Krause
- Fritz Kampers as Roto
- Werner Scharf as Fred Martoni
- Einar Björling as Bruno Martoni
- Nina Raven-Zoch as Lydia
- Hans Junkermann as director
- Henry Lorenzen as Secretary
- Adolf Ziegler as theater director
- Oskar Höcker as Stage master
- Karl Kahlmann as Variete servant
- Edgar Pauly as doorman
- Hella Thornegg as property attendant
- Klaus Puhlmann as Peter
- Herta Worell as Mother
- Walter Schramm-Duncker as man with bass voice
- Karin Luesebrink as secretary #1
- Ursula Herking as secretary #2
- Rello Marlo as Artiste
- Heinz Wemper as First stageworker
- Armin Munch as Language instructor and first guest
- Ruth Buchardt as Elegant lady
- Karl Heinz Reichel as Assistant director
- Heinz Denies as Monica's dancing partner
- Jockel Stahl as Monica's dancing partner
- Charly Berger as Theatre employee
- Angelo Ferrari as Restaurant patron
- Meta Weber as Charlie's maid
- Bela Kremo
References
- ^ Hull, David Stewart. Film in the Third Reich: A Study of the German Cinema, 1933–1945. University of California Press, 1969. p. 250.
External links
- Bravo Acrobat! at IMDb
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Films directed by Wolfgang Staudte
- Bravo Acrobat! (1943)
- The Murderers Are Among Us (1946)
- The Adventures of Fridolin (1948)
- Rotation (1949)
- Second Hand Destiny (1949)
- The Staircase (1950)
- Poison in the Zoo (1952)
- Die Geschichte vom kleinen Muck (1953)
- Leuchtfeuer (1954)
- Rose Bernd (1957)
- The Muzzle (1958)
- Escape from Sahara (1958)
- Roses for the Prosecutor (1959)
- The Fair (1960)
- The Last Witness (1960)
- The Happy Years of the Thorwalds (1962)
- Destination Death (1964)
- Gentlemen in White Vests (1970)
- Jailbreak in Hamburg (1971)
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