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Wikipedia article'Savoy Hotel 217' (German: 'Savoy-Hotel 217') is a 1936 German drama film directed by Gustav Ucicky and starring Hans Albers, Brigitte Horney and Alexander Engel.Bock & Bergfelder p.217 The film's sets were designed by the art directors Robert Herlth and Walter Rhrig. The costumes were by Herbert Ploberger. CastReceptionWriting for 'The Spectator' in 1936, Graham Greene gave the film a positive review, characterizing it as an "agreeably [...] slow, good-humoured murder-story". Praising Engel's acting as particularly vivid, Greene summarized the film, claiming: "melodramatic passions are given a pleasantly realistic setting by a very competent director and a first-class cameraman". (reprinted in: ) ReferencesBibliography* Bock, Hans-Michael & Bergfelder, Tim. 'The Concise CineGraph. Encyclopedia of German Cinema'. Berghahn Books, 2009. | |
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