Happy Days in Aranjuez | |
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Directed by | Johannes Meyer |
Produced by | Max Pfeiffer |
Written by |
Hans Székely (play) Robert A. Stemmle (play) Peter Francke Walter Wassermann |
Starring |
Brigitte Helm Gustaf Gründgens Wolfgang Liebeneiner |
Music by |
Hans-Otto Borgmann Ernst Erich Buder |
Cinematography | Friedl Behn-Grund |
Edited by | Herbert B. Fredersdorf |
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Distributed by | UFA |
Release date
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22 September 1933 |
Running time
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101 minutes |
Country | Germany |
Language | German |
Happy Days in Aranjuez (German: Die schönen Tage von Aranjuez) is a 1933 German comedy film directed by Johannes Meyer and starring Brigitte Helm, Gustaf Gründgens and Wolfgang Liebeneiner. The film focus on a notorious jewel thief operating in high society. The title refers to Aranjuez in Spain.
The film was made by UFA, Germany's largest studio with sets designed by art directors Erich Kettelhut and Max Mellin. It was based on a play of the same name by Hans Székely and Robert A. Stemmle. A separate French-language version Adieu les beaux jours with Brigitte Helm and Jean Gabin was made. In 1936 the film was remade in Hollywood as Desire, a vehicle for Marlene Dietrich.