Arlette Conquers Paris

Arlette Conquers Paris (German: Arlette erobert Paris) is a 1953 West German comedy film directed by Viktor Tourjansky and starring Johanna Matz, Karlheinz Böhm and Claus Biederstaedt.[1] It was shot at the Babelsberg Studios and on location in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Franz Bi and Bruno Monden.

Arlette Conquers Paris
Directed byViktor Tourjansky
Written byHans Fritz Beckmann
Frank F. Braun (novel)
Heinz Coubier
Werner Jacobs
Produced byC.W. Tetting
StarringJohanna Matz
Karlheinz Böhm
Claus Biederstaedt
Music byPeter Kreuder
Production
company
Rotary-Film
Distributed byDeutsche London-Film
Release date
1 September 1953
Running time
99 minutes
CountryWest Germany
LanguageGerman

Synopsis

Arlette, a country girl and illegitimate daughter of the minister of justice, travels to Paris for the first time. An accordion player, she hopes to make a career in music. She unwittingly escapes Gérard Laurent the civil service minder her father has secretly sent to watch her and falls in with some bohemians from Monmartre. After Arlette and her friends get arrested for busking she meets and falls in love with Gérard. Her father's resignation from his position at last allows him to acknowledge her.

Cast

References
  1. Bock & Bergfelder p.264

Bibliography
  • Bock, Hans-Michael & Bergfelder, Tim. The Concise CineGraph. Encyclopedia of German Cinema. Berghahn Books, 2009.
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