Gabriela | |
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Directed by | Géza von Cziffra |
Produced by |
Walter Koppel Gyula Trebitsch |
Written by | Géza von Cziffra Rudolf Köller Kurt Schwabach |
Starring |
Zarah Leander Carl Raddatz Vera Molnar Grethe Weiser |
Music by | Michael Jary |
Cinematography | Willy Winterstein |
Edited by | Alice Ludwig |
Production
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Distributed by | Allianz Filmverleih |
Release date
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6 April 1950 |
Running time
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95 minutes |
Country | West Germany |
Language | German |
Gabriela is a 1950 West German musical drama film directed by Géza von Cziffra and starring Zarah Leander, Carl Raddatz and Vera Molnar. It was Leander's comeback film after a seven-year absence from filmmaking . In 1943 when the Nazi leadership had demanded she take German citizenship, she had broken her contract with UFA and returned to her native Sweden. In the immediate post-war era she was banned from appearing in German films because of her previous association with the Nazi hierarchy. From 1949 this was relaxed, and she was able to make films once more.
It was the third highest-grossing film at the West German box office in 1950.