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{{Short description|1959 film}}
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| director = [[Gottfried Reinhardt]]
| director = [[Gottfried Reinhardt]]
| producer = [[Artur Brauner]]
| producer = [[Artur Brauner]]
| writer = Ladislas Fodor <br> Hans Jacoby
| writer = {{ubl|[[Ladislas Fodor]]|[[Hans Jacoby]]}}
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| starring = [[O.W. Fischer]], [[Michèle Morgan]], [[Heinz Rühmann]], [[Gert Fröbe]]
| starring = {{ubl|[[O.W. Fischer]]|[[Michèle Morgan]]|[[Heinz Rühmann]]|[[Gert Fröbe]]}}
| music = Hans-Martin Majewski
| music = [[Hans-Martin Majewski]]
| cinematography = Göran Strindberg
| cinematography = [[Göran Strindberg]]
| editing = Kurt Zeunert
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| studio = [[CCC Films|CCC-Filmkunst GmbH]] <br> Les Films Modernes S.A.
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| distributor = Gloria Filmverleih
| distributor = Gloria Filmverleih
| released = {{Film date|1959|09|23|df=y}}
| released = {{Film date|1959|09|23|df=y}}
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'''''Menschen im Hotel''''' (French: ''Grand Hotel'') is a [[List of German films|1959]] German and French [[black-and-white]] drama film directed by [[Gottfried Reinhardt]], and produced by [[Artur Brauner]]. It starred [[O.W. Fischer]], [[Michèle Morgan]], [[Heinz Rühmann]] and [[Gert Fröbe]]. The screenplay was written by [[Ladislas Fodor]] and [[Hans Jacoby]], based on the 1929 novel by [[Vicki Baum]]. The film is a remake of the 1932 classic ''[[Grand Hotel (film)|Grand Hotel]]''.
'''''Menschen im Hotel''''' ({{langx|fr|'''Grand Hotel'''}}) is a 1959 German and French [[black-and-white]] drama film directed by [[Gottfried Reinhardt]], and produced by [[Artur Brauner]]. It starred [[O.W. Fischer]], [[Michèle Morgan]], [[Heinz Rühmann]] and [[Gert Fröbe]]. The screenplay was written by [[Ladislas Fodor]] and [[Hans Jacoby]], based on the 1929 novel by [[Vicki Baum]]. The film is a remake of the 1932 classic ''[[Grand Hotel (1932 film)|Grand Hotel]]''.


==Plot==
==Plot==
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==Cast==
==Cast==
*[[O.W. Fischer]] as Baron von Gaigern
*[[O.W. Fischer]] as Baron von Gaigern
*[[Michèle Morgan]] as Grusinskaja
*[[Michèle Morgan]] as Grusinskaja
*[[Heinz Rühmann]] as Kringelein
*[[Heinz Rühmann]] as Kringelein
*[[Sonja Ziemann]] as Flämmchen
*[[Sonja Ziemann]] as Flämmchen
*[[Gert Fröbe]] as Preysing
*[[Gert Fröbe]] as Preysing
*[[Dorothea Wieck]] as Suzanne
*[[Dorothea Wieck]] as Suzanne
*[[Wolfgang Wahl]] as Max, the chauffeur
*[[Wolfgang Wahl]] as Max, the chauffeur
*[[Dorothea Wieck]] as Suzanne
*[[Friedrich Schoenfelder]] as Receptionist
*[[Friedrich Schoenfelder]] as Receptionist
*[[Jean-Jacques Delbo]] as 1st doorman
*[[Jean-Jacques Delbo]] as 1st doorman
*[[Reinhold Pasch]] as 2nd doorman
*{{Interlanguage link multi|Reinhold Pasch|de|3=Reginald Pasch}} as 2nd doorman
*[[Siegfried Schürenberg]] as Dr. Behrend
*[[Siegfried Schürenberg]] as Dr. Behrend<ref name="Filmportal" />


==Production==
==Production==
''Menschen im Hotel'' was a German-French co-production, directed by [[Gottfried Reinhardt]] and produced by [[Artur Brauner]]. The screenplay was written by [[Ladislas Fodor]] and [[Hans Jacoby]], based on the 1929 novel by [[Vicki Baum]]. The film is a remake of the 1932 classic ''[[Grand Hotel (film)|Grand Hotel]]'', starring [[Greta Garbo]] and [[John Barrymore]].
''Menschen im Hotel'' was a German-French co-production, directed by [[Gottfried Reinhardt]] and produced by [[Artur Brauner]]. The screenplay was written by [[Ladislas Fodor]] and [[Hans Jacoby]], based on the 1929 novel by [[Vicki Baum]]. The film is a remake of the 1932 classic ''[[Grand Hotel (1932 film)|Grand Hotel]]'', starring [[Greta Garbo]] and [[John Barrymore]].


Filming took place from 15 February to 31 March 1959 at the CCC-Studios in Berlin.<ref name="Filmportal" />
Filming took place from 15 February to 31 March 1959 at the [[Spandau Studios]] in Berlin.<ref name="Filmportal" />

==Censorship==
When ''Menschen im Hotel'' was first released in Italy in 1959 the Committee for the Theatrical Review of the Italian Ministry of Cultural Heritage and Activities rated the film VM18: not suitable for children under 18. In order for the film to be screened publicly, the Committee recommended the removal of the entire scene in which Fiammetta undresses in the bathroom until the moment when she shows up wearing a bathrobe. The official document number is: N° 27922, it was signed on 10 October 1958 by Minister Domenico Magrì.


==Release==
==Release==
''Menschen im Hotel'' at the time received a FSK rating of "18 and older". <ref name="Filmportal" /> The film premiered on 23 September 1959 at Gloria Palast in Munich. The premiere of the French (dubbed) version was in Paris, on 25 March 1960.<ref name="Filmportal" />
''Menschen im Hotel'' at the time received a FSK rating of "18 and older".<ref name="Filmportal" /> The film premiered on 23 September 1959 at Gloria Palast in Munich. The premiere of the French (dubbed) version was in Paris, on 25 March 1960.<ref name="Filmportal" />


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
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*[http://www.cinemotions.com/modules/Films/fiche/7180/Grand-Hotel.html ''Grand Hôtel''] at CinEmotions {{fr}}
* [http://deutsches-filminstitut.de/archive-bibliothek/nachlaesse-und-sammlungen/artur-brauner-archiv/ Artur-Brauner-Archive at the Deutsches Filmmuseum in Frankfurt (German), containing the production files for this movie]
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Latest revision as of 02:12, 22 December 2024

Menschen im Hotel
Directed byGottfried Reinhardt
Written by
Produced byArtur Brauner
Starring
CinematographyGöran Strindberg
Edited byKurt Zeunert [de]
Music byHans-Martin Majewski
Production
companies
Distributed byGloria Filmverleih
Release date
  • 23 September 1959 (1959-09-23)
Running time
105 minutes
CountriesWest Germany, France
LanguageGerman

Menschen im Hotel (French: Grand Hotel) is a 1959 German and French black-and-white drama film directed by Gottfried Reinhardt, and produced by Artur Brauner. It starred O.W. Fischer, Michèle Morgan, Heinz Rühmann and Gert Fröbe. The screenplay was written by Ladislas Fodor and Hans Jacoby, based on the 1929 novel by Vicki Baum. The film is a remake of the 1932 classic Grand Hotel.

Plot

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The film shows two days and nights in a Berlin luxury hotel and tells the story of how the paths of various quite different characters cross. It begins with an attempted suicide by the famous dancer Grusinskaja. She is rescued by an impoverished noble, Baron von Gaigern, and falls in love with him. Von Gaigern, who makes a living as a hotel thief, learns about the corrupt dealings by businessman Preysing. He attempts to blackmail Preysing, with tragic results.[1]

Cast

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Production

[edit]

Menschen im Hotel was a German-French co-production, directed by Gottfried Reinhardt and produced by Artur Brauner. The screenplay was written by Ladislas Fodor and Hans Jacoby, based on the 1929 novel by Vicki Baum. The film is a remake of the 1932 classic Grand Hotel, starring Greta Garbo and John Barrymore.

Filming took place from 15 February to 31 March 1959 at the Spandau Studios in Berlin.[1]

Censorship

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When Menschen im Hotel was first released in Italy in 1959 the Committee for the Theatrical Review of the Italian Ministry of Cultural Heritage and Activities rated the film VM18: not suitable for children under 18. In order for the film to be screened publicly, the Committee recommended the removal of the entire scene in which Fiammetta undresses in the bathroom until the moment when she shows up wearing a bathrobe. The official document number is: N° 27922, it was signed on 10 October 1958 by Minister Domenico Magrì.

Release

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Menschen im Hotel at the time received a FSK rating of "18 and older".[1] The film premiered on 23 September 1959 at Gloria Palast in Munich. The premiere of the French (dubbed) version was in Paris, on 25 March 1960.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "Filmportal: Menschen im Hotel". Retrieved 18 March 2013.
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