Film based on the 1840 Donizetti opera
Daughter of the Regiment German film poster
German Die Regimentstochter
Directed by Georg C. Klaren Written by Margarete Göbel Georg C. Klaren Produced by J.A. Vesely Starring Aglaja Schmid Robert Lindner Hermann Erhardt Cinematography Willi Sohm Edited by Josef Juvancic Music by Karl Pauspertl Production company
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100 minutes Country Austria Language German
Daughter of the Regiment (German : Die Regimentstochter ) is a 1953 Austrian historical comedy film directed by Georg C. Klaren and starring Aglaja Schmid , Robert Lindner , and Hermann Erhardt .[1] It is based on the storyline of the 1840 opera La fille du regiment by Gaetano Donizetti . The plot had previously been used for a 1929 silent film and a 1933 sound film , and another film version was made during 1953 by Géza von Bolváry .
It was shot using Agfacolor at the Soviet -controlled Rosenhügel Studios in Vienna . The film's sets were designed by Leo Metzenbauer and Hans Zehetner .
A Tyrolean rifle regiment adopt a young baby girl they have rescued and she becomes the "Daughter of the Regiment". In 1811, as a full-grown woman she falls in love with one of the new recruits while the regiment battles French forces during the Napoleonic Wars .
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