The Land of Smiles (1952 film)

The Land of Smiles
The Land of Smiles
Directed by	Hans Deppe; Erik Ode;
Written by	Ludwig Herzer (libretto); Fritz Löhner-Beda (libretto); Viktor Léon; Axel Eggebrecht; Hubert Marischka;
Produced by	Kurt Ulrich
Starring	Mártha Eggerth; Jan Kiepura; Walter Müller; Paul Hörbiger;
Cinematography	Kurt Schulz
Edited by	Margarete Steinborn
Music by	Franz Lehár (operetta); Paul Dessau;
Production; company	Berolina Film
Distributed by	Herzog-Filmverleih
Release date	2 October 1952;
Running time	107 minutes
Country	West Germany
Language	German

The Land of Smiles (German: Das Land des Lächelns) is a 1952 West German operetta film directed by Hans Deppe and Erik Ode and starring Mártha Eggerth, Jan Kiepura and Walter Müller.^[1] It is an adaptation of the operetta The Land of Smiles composed by Franz Lehár which had previously been made into a 1930 film starring Richard Tauber.^[2] It was shot at the Tempelhof Studios in Berlin and on location in Thailand. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Willi Herrmann, Peter Schlewski and Heinrich Weidemann.

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^ "Das LAND DES LÄCHELNS (1952)". BFI. Archived from the original on October 30, 2020.
^ Traubner p.249

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The Land of Smiles

Directed by	Hans Deppe Erik Ode
Written by	Ludwig Herzer (libretto) Fritz Löhner-Beda (libretto) Viktor Léon Axel Eggebrecht Hubert Marischka
Produced by	Kurt Ulrich
Starring	Mártha Eggerth Jan Kiepura Walter Müller Paul Hörbiger
Cinematography	Kurt Schulz
Edited by	Margarete Steinborn
Music by	Franz Lehár (operetta) Paul Dessau
Production company	Berolina Film
Distributed by	Herzog-Filmverleih
Release date	2 October 1952 (1952-10-02)
Running time	107 minutes
Country	West Germany
Language	German