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25 August 1930 (Germany) more
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Cast

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Camilla Horn ... Eva von Loe
Theodor Loos ... Regisseur Hall
Harry Frank ... Paul Wessel
Paul Kemp ... Regieassistent Mopp
Paul Henckels ... Aufnahmeleiter Klieht
Berthe Ostyn ... Carla Marventa
Irma Godau ... Mary
Anna Müller-Lincke ... Garderobiere
Erwin van Roy ... Regisseur Berg
Karl Platen ... Fridericus Rex
Ferdinand Bonn ... Cornelius
Walter Steinbeck ... Filmdirector
Betty Amann ... Herself, Betty Amann
Elga Brink ... Herself, Elga Brink
Lil Dagover ... Herself, Lil Dagover
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Also Known As:
Achtung Aufnahme (Germany) (alternative title)
The Great Desire (USA) (informal literal English title)
The Great Passion (USA) (informal English title)
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100 min
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1.37 : 1 more
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Mono (Tobis)
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6 out of 6 people found the following review useful.
CHARMING LITTLE GEM, 9 April 1999
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Author: jan onderwater from Amsterdam, The Netherlands

This is a real curiosity; at best a reasonable film, but also a charming little gem. There is a story (in the line of A Star is Born), but this merely serves as an excuse, as it is more importantly a kind of moving encyclopedia of about 35 stars making their debut in a talkie (although some of them had already made one talkie), of the technical sound possibilities and of film making.

Besides all that, it is entertaining and sometimes hilarious and it has fine one-liners that split my side. The film is also remarkable for making mock of typical German film genres (like the overly sweet romances involving the military), of too heavy acting and of film making in general. I have to mention this one: a short, hysterically funny parody of Der blaue Engel. What this film in fact says is: do not take any film too seriously.

This is one of those films that are very hard to trace in literature (although most participants were UFA stars, I could know find it in neither of the 2 UFA-history books I consulted) and are almost never shown. Recommended as a must-see for all those who are interested in (early) German cinema, I urge to see it when ever there is a chance.

As someone pointed out to me: it is said to think that this kind of unconcern, was finished with only 3 years later.

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