Frau Sixta is a 1938 German historical drama film directed by Gustav Ucicky and starring Gustav Fröhlich, Franziska Kinz and Ilse Werner.[1] It is based on the 1925 novel of the same title by the Swiss writer Ernst Zahn.[2]
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Directed by | Gustav Ucicky |
Written by | Anton Kutter Max Mell |
Based on | Frau Sixta by Ernst Zahn |
Produced by | Peter Ostermayr |
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Cinematography | Hans Schneeberger |
Edited by | Paul May |
Music by | Herbert Windt |
Production company | Tonlicht-Film |
Distributed by | UFA |
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Running time | 103 minutes |
Country | Germany |
Language | German |
The film's sets were designed by the art directors Franz Koehn and Hans Kuhnert. It was shot at the Bavaria Studios in Munich and on location at the winter sports resort of Kühtai in the Austrian Tyrol.
In the 1860s a widow runs an estate, close to the Italian border. One day a former army officer arrives on his way to Italy. She persuades him to stay and work for her, and before long they begin a relationship. However, complications ensue when her daughter returns home from boarding school and develops an attachment to her mother's lover.
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