The Song of Night

1932 1h 25m DE

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★8.0TMDB · 2★6.8IMDB · 41

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Synopsis

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He was known as Anatole Litvak during his Hollywood directorial career, but he was still Anatole Litwak when he helmed the German musical Das Lied Einer Nacht (The Song of Night). Famed Polish tenor Jan Kiepura stars as famed Italian tenor Ferraro. Escaping from his tyrannical manager, Ferraro switches identities with a young tourist (Fritz Schulz) and goes off on an unscheduled Swiss holiday. Still travelling incognito, our hero falls in love with a winsome mountain girl (Magda Schneider). Alas, both his romance -- and his freedom -- are placed in jeopardy when it turns out that the charming young fellow with whom Ferraro traded identities was actually a notorious swindler. Anatole Litvak also directed the English-language version of Das Lied Einer Nacht, Be Mine Tonight

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Jan Kiepura
Enrico Ferraro
Magda Schneider
Mathilde
Fritz Schulz
Koretzky
Otto Wallburg
Pategg
Ida Wüst
Pateggs Ehefrau
Margo Lion
Manager of Ferraro
Julius Falkenstein
Balthasar

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Anatole Litvak
Writers: Albrecht Joseph, Irma von Cube
Languages: German
Countries: Germany

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RUNTIME

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85 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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2 / 7

ERA

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94 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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3 / 7

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 7

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Anatole Litvak, shot by Robert Baberske. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 7

CAST

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Jan Kiepura and Magda Schneider and Fritz Schulz carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0023137 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 2 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Anatole Litvak directs. Robert Baberske behind the camera. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Germany. Dialogue in German.

Trivia

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185 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
294 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Anatole Litvak, shot by Robert Baberske. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Jan Kiepura and Magda Schneider and Fritz Schulz carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt0023137 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 2 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.