The Violet of Potsdamer Platz

The Violet of Potsdamer Platz (German: Das Veilchen vom Potsdamer Platz) is a 1936 German drama film directed by Johann Alexander Hübler-Kahla and starring Rotraut Richter, Margarete Kupfer and Else Elster.[1] It was shot at the Marienfelde Studios in Berlin.[2] The film's sets were designed by the art directors Gustav A. Knauer and Alexander Mügge.

The Violet of Potsdamer Platz
Directed byJohann Alexander Hübler-Kahla
Written by
Produced byLothar Stark
Starring
Cinematography
Edited byWalter Wischniewsky
Music byJim Cowler
Production
company
Distributed byNDLS
Release date
16 November 1936
Running time
89 minutes
CountryGermany
LanguageGerman

Synopsis

In Berlin, an old cavalry horse from the First World War is threatened with slaughter. A young flower seller from Potsdamer Platz attempts to save it with the assistance of her grandfather and other well-meaning people.

Cast

References

  1. Rentschler p.236
  2. Klaus p.220

Bibliography

  • Klaus, Ulrich J. Deutsche Tonfilme: Jahrgang 1936. Klaus-Archiv, 1988.
  • Rentschler, Eric. The Ministry of Illusion: Nazi Cinema and Its Afterlife. Harvard University Press, 1996.
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