The Flower of Hawaii (1953 film)

Summary

The Flower of Hawaii (German: Die Blume von Hawaii) is a 1953 West German musical film directed by Géza von Cziffra and starring Maria Litto, Rudolf Platte and Marina Ried. It uses the music of the operetta The Flower of Hawaii by Paul Abraham, but the story was rewritten. Unlike the 1933 film The Flower of Hawaii, this film is not based on the life of the last Queen of Hawaii Liliuokalani. It is part of the tradition of operetta films.

The Flower of Hawaii
Film poster
GermanSchwiegersöhne
Directed byGéza von Cziffra
Written byPaul Abraham (operetta)
Géza von Cziffra
Produced byOtto Meissner
Géza von Cziffra
StarringMaria Litto
Rudolf Platte
Marina Ried
CinematographyWilly Winterstein
Edited byHermann Leitner
Music byPaul Abraham
Michael Jary
Production
company
Arion-Film
Distributed byDeutsche London-Film
Release date
  • 18 December 1953 (1953-12-18)
Running time
94 minutes
CountryWest Germany
LanguageGerman

The film's sets were designed by the art director Albrecht Becker and Herbert Kirchhoff. It was shot at the Wandsbek Studios in Hamburg. Location shooting took place in Cannes and Nice.

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Bibliography edit

  • Traubner, Richard. Operetta: A Theatrical History. Routledge, 2003.

External links edit

  • The Flower of Hawaii at IMDb