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Castles in the Air is a italien film of genre Comedy directed by Augusto Genina with Lilian Harvey

Castles in the Air (1939)

Castelli in aria

Castles in the Air
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Length 1h36
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OriginItalie
Genres Comedy,    Romance

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 Franchy.

Synopsis

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.

Actors

Lilian Harvey

(Annie Wagner detta 'Mimì')Vittorio De Sica

(Riccardo Pietramola)Otto Tressler

(Forster)Fritz Odemar

(Walter)Umberto Sacripante

(Il gondoliere)
And :
Carla Sveva
Josefine Dora
Hans Moser
Leo Peukert
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