Victor and Victoria

Victor and Victoria (German: Viktor und Viktoria) is a 1933 German musical comedy film written and directed by Reinhold Schünzel, starring Renate Müller as a woman pretending to be a female impersonator. The following year, Schünzel directed a French-language version of the film titled George and Georgette, starring Meg Lemonnier and a French cast.

This article is about the 1933 film. For the 1957 remake, see Victor and Victoria (1957 film).
Victor and Victoria
Theatrical release poster
GermanViktor und Viktoria
Directed byReinhold Schünzel
Written byReinhold Schünzel
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyKonstantin Irmen-Tschet
Music byFranz Doelle
Distributed byUniversum Film AG
Release date
  • 23 December 1933 (1933-12-23) (Germany)
Running time
100 minutes
CountryGermany
LanguageGerman

In 1935, Michael Balcon produced an English version titled First a Girl, directed by Victor Saville and starring Jessie Matthews and Sonnie Hale. A West German remake by Karl Anton was released in 1957.

In 1982, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer released Victor/Victoria, an English-language remake by Blake Edwards. Edwards later based a successful stage musical on the film. Both the film and the musical starred Julie Andrews.

Plot

Susanne, a hopeful singer, steps in to replace Viktor, a mediocre actor, at a small cabaret in Berlin where he performs as a female impersonator. She catches the attention of an agent, who mistakenly believes that she is actually a man. As a result, Susanne rises to fame, but her situation becomes complicated when she finds herself falling in love with Robert.

Cast

Remakes

See also


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