Castles in the Air | |
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Directed by | Augusto Genina |
Produced by | C.O. Barbieri |
Written by |
Franz Karl Franchy (novel) Renato Castellani Alessandro De Stefani Mario Soldati Franz Tanzler Augusto Genina |
Starring |
Lilian Harvey Vittorio De Sica Otto Treßler Hilde von Stolz |
Music by | Alessandro Cicognini |
Cinematography |
Günther Anders Konstantin Irmen-Tschet |
Edited by |
Waldemar Gaede Fernando Tropea |
Production
company |
Astra Film
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Distributed by | Generalcine (Italy) UFA (Germany) |
Release date
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19 March 1939 |
Running time
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96 minutes |
Country | Italy |
Language | Italian |
Castles in the Air (Italian:Castelli in aria) is a 1939 Italian comedy film directed by Augusto Genina and starring Lilian Harvey, Vittorio De Sica and Otto Treßler. It was made at Cinecittà in Rome, as part of a co-production with Germany. A separate German-language version was also released. It is based on a novel by Franz Karl Franchy .
A wardrobe mistress at a Vienna theatre wins a competition, receiving as her prize a luxury tour round Italy. On the train she meets an impoverished young Italian who pretends to be a prince.