The Zurich Engagement (1957)
Juliane Thomas is an ambitious but unemployed young writer. After breaking up with her lover she works at a dentist friend to make ends meet. One day she instantly falls in love with one of the patients (Jean Berner) and promptly writes a movie script about the encounter in which she projects her own fantasies about how things will turn out eventually. By coincidence this movie script is picked up by a film director who happens to be Berner's closest friend and from then on things become very complicated...
Director: Helmut Käutner
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Runtime: 106 min
Release Date: April 16, 1957
Cast
- Liselotte Pulver - Juliane Thomas
- Paul Hubschmid - Dr. Jean Berner
- Bernhard Wicki - Paul Frank
- Wolfgang Lukschy - Jürgen Kolbe
- Roland Kaiser - Helge 'Pips' Frank
- Rudolf Platte - Edgar Stephan
- Werner Finck - Dr. Julius Weyer
- Maria Sebaldt - Grace
- Sonja Ziemann - Anna-Maria/Herself
- Helmut Käutner - Reporter
Screenplay
Music: Michael Jary
Cinematography: Heinz Pehlke
Editing: Klaus Dudenhöfer
Production: Gyula-Trebitsch-Film
Country: Germany
Language: Deutsch
Original Language: de
Trailer
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is The Zurich Engagement about?
- Juliane Thomas is an ambitious but unemployed young writer. After breaking up with her lover she works at a dentist friend to make ends meet. One day she instantly falls in love with one of the patients (Jean Berner) and promptly writes a movie script about the encounter in which she projects her own fantasies about how things will turn out eventually. By coincidence this movie script is picked up by a film director who happens to be Berner's closest friend and from then on things become very complicated...
- Who directed The Zurich Engagement?
- The Zurich Engagement was directed by Helmut Käutner.
- Who stars in The Zurich Engagement?
- The Zurich Engagement stars Liselotte Pulver, Paul Hubschmid, Bernhard Wicki, Wolfgang Lukschy, Roland Kaiser, Rudolf Platte.
- How long is The Zurich Engagement?
- The Zurich Engagement has a runtime of 1h 46m (106 minutes).
- What genre is The Zurich Engagement?
- The Zurich Engagement is a Comedy, Romance film.
- Where was The Zurich Engagement produced?
- The Zurich Engagement was produced in Germany.