Sensation in San Remo

Sensation in San Remo is a 1951 West German musical comedy film directed by Georg Jacoby and starring Marika Rökk, Peter Pasetti and Ewald Balser. It was one of Rökk's most successful post-war films.[1] The film is partly set at the Sanremo Festival in Italy. It was shot at the Bendestorf Studios with location shooting taking place on the Italian Riviera in the vicinity of Sanremo. It was made in Agfacolor. The film's sets were designed by the art director Erich Kettelhut.

Sensation in San Remo
Film poster
Directed byGeorg Jacoby
Written byCurt J. Braun (novel)
Kurt Werner
Produced byRolf Meyer
Starring
CinematographyBruno Mondi
Edited byMartha Dübber
Music byWilly Mattes
Theo Nordhaus
Production
company
Junge Film
Distributed byHerzog-Filmverleih
Release date
  • 6 September 1951 (1951-09-06)
Running time
90 minutes
CountryWest Germany
LanguageGerman

Synopsis

Cornelia is a respectable but prudish teacher in a girls' school by day and a night a performer in nightclubs. She has only taken this second job in order to raise money to help her family, but keeps it secret from both them and her headmaster. Cornelia falls in love with a young composer and accompanies him on a tour of the Italian resorts, where she encounters her headmaster who is there attending a conference.

Cast

References
  1. Marshall, Bill & Stillwell, Robynn. Musicals: Hollywood and Beyond. Intellect Books, 2000. p. 85. ISBN 1841500038.

Bibliography
  • Bruns, Jana Francesca . Nazi Cinema's New Women: Marika Roekk, Zarah Leander, Kristina Soederbaum. Stanford University, 2002.
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