A City Upside Down

A City Upside Down (German: Eine Stadt steht kopf) is a 1933 German comedy film directed by Gustaf Gründgens and starring S.Z. Sakall, Jenny Jugo and Hermann Thimig.[1] It is based on the play The Inspector General by Nikolay Gogol. A separate Czech adaptation of the story The Inspector General was made the same year.[2]

A City Upside Down
Directed byGustaf Gründgens
Written by
Starring
Music byWilly Schmidt-Gentner
CinematographyFranz Planer
Edited by
Production
company
Elite Tonfilm-Produktion
Distributed by
  • Metropol-Filmverleih
  • Lux Film (Austria)
Release date
  • 21 January 1933 (1933-01-21)
Running time
80 minutes
CountryGermany
LanguageGerman

The film's sets were designed by the art directors Rochus Gliese and Gabriel Pellon. Paul Martin worked as assistant director on the film. Some location shooting took place in Staufen im Breisgau.

Cast

References

  1. Grange p. 404
  2. Waldman p. 132

Bibliography

  • Grange, William (2008). Cultural Chronicle of the Weimar Republic. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-5967-8.
  • Waldman, Harry (2008). Nazi Films in America, 1933–1942. McFarland. ISBN 978-0-7864-3861-7.
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