Music in the Blood (1955 film)

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Music in the Blood
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Directed by Erik Ode
Written by
Produced by Waldemar Frank
Starring
Cinematography Karl Löb
Production
company
Distributed by Europa-Film
Release date
  • 20 December 1955 (1955-12-20)
Running time
107 minutes
CountryWest Germany
Language German

Music in the Blood (German : Musik im Blut) is a 1955 West German musical film directed by Erik Ode and starring Viktor de Kowa, Nadia Gray and Waltraut Haas. [1] It portrays the life of the musician Kurt Widmann.

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It was shot at the Wandsbek Studios in Hamburg and on location in Amsterdam and Berlin. The film's sets were designed by the art director Albrecht Becker and Herbert Kirchhoff.

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References

  1. Bock & Bergfelder p.346

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