The Rose of Stamboul (1953 film)

The Rose of Stamboul
German film poster
German Die Rose von Stambul
Directed by Karl Anton
Written by
Based on The Rose of Stamboul
by Leo Fall
Starring
Cinematography Karl Löb
Fritz Arno Wagner
Edited by Martha Dübber
Music by Leo Fall
Production
company
Central-Europa Film
Distributed by Prisma
Release date
  • 7 May 1953
Running time
108 minutes
Country West Germany
Language German

The Rose of Stamboul (German: Die Rose von Stambul) is a 1953 West German musical film directed by Karl Anton and starring Inge Egger, Albert Lieven and Grethe Weiser. It was shot at the Tempelhof Studios in West Berlin and on location in Istanbul. The film's sets were designed by the art director Erich Kettelhut. It is based on Leo Fall's 1916 operetta of the same name.

Synopsis

A senior Ottoman official wishes his niece Kondja to return from Vienna to Constantinople and marry a promising young diplomat. She is very reluctant as she has fallen in love with a composer, who is in fact the same man.

Cast

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