The Girl and the Legend
Robinson soll nicht sterben
Synopsis
London, in 1730. Charly, Jim and Ben work hard, with the brave Maud, in a cotton mill to earn a few shillings. They all dream of the wonderful island told by Daniel Defoe. The latter lives in a miserable room. He is disgraced and rejected by his son Tom, a scoundrel who blames his father for losing his position at the Court ...
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Romy Schneider
Maud Cantley
Horst Buchholz
Tom
Erich Ponto
Daniel Defoe
Magda Schneider
Mrs. Cantley
Mathias Wieman
König Georg II.
Rudolf Vogel
Mr. Herodes Pum
Elisabeth Flickenschildt
Miss Hackett
Günther Lüders
Dr. Drinkwater
Roland Kaiser
Ben
Wolfgang Condrus
Charly
Gert Fröbe
Mr.Gillis
Joseph Offenbach
Mr.Miles
Ernst Fritz Fürbringer
Lord Horace
Siegfried Lowitz
Mr.Greene
Mario Adorf
Bertie
Heinrich Gretler
Mr.Wilde
Urs Hess
Jim
Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Josef von Báky
- Screenplay & Story
- Johannes Mario Simmel, Emil Burri
- Original Score
- Georg Haentzschel
- Original Title
- Robinson soll nicht sterben
- Country of Origin
- Germany
- Spoken Languages
- German
- Runtime
- 1h 30m
- Production Studios
- Neue Deutsche Filmgesellschaft
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Josef von Báky
Johannes Mario Simmel, Emil Burri, Friedrich Forster-Burggraf
Georg Haentzschel
Günther Anders
Claus von Boro
Department Leadership Roster
Charlotte Flemming
Costume Design
Günther Anders
Director of Photography
Hein Heckroth
Production Design
Johannes Mario Simmel
Screenplay
Josef von Báky
Director
Claus von Boro
Editor
Georg Haentzschel
Original Music Composer
Emil Burri
Screenplay
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What is The Girl and the Legend about?
London, in 1730. Charly, Jim and Ben work hard, with the brave Maud, in a cotton mill to earn a few shillings. They all dream of the wonderful island told by Daniel Defoe. The latter lives in a miserable room. He is disgraced and rejected by his son Tom, a scoundrel who blames his father for losing his position at the Court ...
Who directed The Girl and the Legend?
The Girl and the Legend was directed by Josef von Báky.
Who stars in The Girl and the Legend?
The principal cast of The Girl and the Legend includes Romy Schneider, Horst Buchholz, Erich Ponto, Magda Schneider, Mathias Wieman.
When was The Girl and the Legend released and how long is it?
The Girl and the Legend was released in 1957 with a total runtime of 1h 30m.
Who composed the musical score for The Girl and the Legend?
The original motion picture soundtrack for The Girl and the Legend was composed by Georg Haentzschel.