The Desert Song (1939 film)
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| Directed by | Paul Martin |
| Written by | Werner Illing Walter von Hollander Paul Martin |
| Produced by | Hans Conradi |
| Starring | Zarah Leander Friedrich Domin Gustav Knuth |
| Cinematography | Franz Weihmayr |
| Edited by | Gertrud Hinz-Nischwitz |
| Music by | Nico Dostal |
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| Distributed by | UFA |
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Running time | 87 minutes |
| Country | Germany |
| Language | German |
The Desert Song (German: Das Lied der Wüste) is a 1939 German drama film directed by Paul Martin and starring Zarah Leander, Friedrich Domin and Gustav Knuth.[1][2][3] It was shot at the Babelsberg Studios in Berlin. The film's sets were designed by the art director Otto Hunte and Karl Vollbrecht.[4]
Cast
- Zarah Leander as Grace Collins
- Friedrich Domin as Sir Collins, ihr Stiefvater
- Gustav Knuth as Nic Brenten, Ingenieur
- Herbert Wilk as Frank Stanney, Captain
- Ernst Karchow as Oberst Balentine
- Rolf Heydel as Leutnant Scott
- Karl Günther as Kommissar
- Franz Schafheitlin as Finanzier
- Hermann Wagner as Hamed, Brentens Diener
- Herbert Klatt as Jack, Stanneys Bursche
- Helmut Brasch as Sam
- Karl Dannemann as Tom
- Hermann Pfeiffer as Reporter
- Gerhard Bienert as Hafenbeamter
- Fritz Draeger as Gast beim Fest des Kommissars
- Aribert Grimmer as Butler
- Peter Höfer as Soldat James
- Karl Jüstel as Ober im Hotel Royal
- Alfred Karen as Gast beim Empfang des Kommissars
- Charlie Kracker as Joe
- Eberhard Leithoff as Steve
- Renée Peter as Jane, Zofe von Grace Collins
- Ernst Sattler as Schwedische Konsul
- Wilhelm Schläger as Reporter
- Waldemar Tenscher as Telefonist
- Aruth Wartan as 2. Finanzier
References
- ↑ Moeller p.83
- ↑ Bruns p.147
- ↑ Klaus p.122
- ↑ "Das Lied der Wüste". filmportal.de. Retrieved 2026-04-03.
Bibliography
- Bruns, Jana Francesca. Nazi Cinema's New Women: Marika Roekk, Zarah Leander, Kristina Soederbaum. Stanford University, 2002.
- Klaus, Ulrich J. Deutsche Tonfilme: Jahrgang 1939. Klaus-Archiv, 1988.
- Moeller, Felix. The Film Minister: Goebbels and the Cinema in the Third Reich. Axel Menges, 2000.