Cairo Season

1933 1h 14m DE

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10.0

MASTERPIECE

★10.0TMDB · 1

Comedy

Synopsis

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Comedy with an Egyptian backdrop: Businessman Tobby and the Countess Stafanie wish to take all the fun away from their single parents and make them marry each other. Their parents have the same plan, too ... but with regards to their nosy kids. And so it happens, that Tobby wants to surprise the parents with the announcement of their -- the parents' -- engagement at a party (so nice to let them know), but is one-upped by Stefanie's father, the old Count, who announces the engagement of the kids. To avoid a scandal, they have to get married, but will divorce later.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Renate Müller
Stefanie von Weidling-Weidling
Willy Fritsch
Tobby Blackwell
Gustav Waldau
Leopold Graf von Weidling-Weidling
Leopoldine Konstantin
Ellinor Blackwell
Angelo Ferrari
1. Gigolo
Erik Ode
3. Gigolo
Anton Pointner
Giacomo Ottaviani
Jakob Tiedtke
Exzellenz Ismael Pascha

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Reinhold Schünzel
Writers: Walter Reisch
Languages: German
Countries: Germany

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RUNTIME

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Tight 74-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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2 / 8

ERA

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93 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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3 / 8

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 8

ERA

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Directed by Reinhold Schünzel, shot by Carl Hoffmann. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Werner R. Heymann. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Eduard von Borsody shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Renate Müller and Willy Fritsch and Gustav Waldau carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0024519 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Reinhold Schünzel directs. Carl Hoffmann behind the camera. Werner R. Heymann scores. Eduard von Borsody cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Germany. Dialogue in German.

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1Tight 74-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
293 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Reinhold Schünzel, shot by Carl Hoffmann. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Werner R. Heymann. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Eduard von Borsody shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Renate Müller and Willy Fritsch and Gustav Waldau carry the top of the cast.
8IMDB entry: tt0024519 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.