The Leghorn Hat | |
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Directed by | Wolfgang Liebeneiner |
Written by | Horst Budjuhn Bernd Hofmann |
Based on | The Italian Straw Hat by Eugène Labiche |
Produced by | Heinz Rühmann |
Starring | Heinz Rühmann Herti Kirchner Christl Mardayn |
Cinematography | Carl Hoffmann Karl Löb |
Edited by | Gottlieb Madl |
Music by | Michael Jary |
Production company | |
Distributed by | Terra Film |
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Running time | 91 minutes |
Country | Germany |
Language | German |
The Leghorn Hat (German: Der Florentiner Hut) is a 1939 German period comedy film directed by Wolfgang Liebeneiner and starring Heinz Rühmann, Herti Kirchner and Christl Mardayn.[1] It is based on the 1851 play The Italian Straw Hat written by Eugène Labiche, which has been adapted for the screen on several occasions.[2]
The film's sets were designed by the art directors Hans Sohnle and Wilhelm Vorwerg. It was shot at the Babelsberg Studios in Berlin. It premiered in Magdeburg on 4 April before opening at the Gloria-Palast in the capital on 18 April.