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1933 film by Reinhold Schünzel For the 1957 remake, see Victor and Victoria (1957 film). Not to be confused with Victor/Victoria.
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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 time100 minutes
CountryGermany
LanguageGerman

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.

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

Reception

The film was well-received in the German-American community of New York.

See also

References

  1. "Victor/Victoria". afi.com. Retrieved 2024-02-20.
  2. Sutton, Katie (2011-04-01). The Masculine Woman in Weimar Germany. Berghahn Books. p. 140. ISBN 978-0-85745-121-7.
  3. Hake, Sabine (2010-01-01). Popular Cinema of the Third Reich. University of Texas Press. p. 142. ISBN 978-0-292-77922-8.

External links

Films directed by Reinhold Schünzel


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