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The Blue Fox

Original title: Der Blaufuchs
  • 1938
  • 1h 41m
IMDb RATING
6.0/10
153
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Willy Birgel and Zarah Leander in The Blue Fox (1938)
Comedy

Ilona, a beautiful Hungarian woman, is the neglected wife of Stephan Paulus, a scientist who is more interested in the fishes he studies than in his better half. Tibor Varny, a handsome - an... Read allIlona, a beautiful Hungarian woman, is the neglected wife of Stephan Paulus, a scientist who is more interested in the fishes he studies than in his better half. Tibor Varny, a handsome - and famous - airplane pilot, starts courting her. Ilona does not say no but Tibor suddenly s... Read allIlona, a beautiful Hungarian woman, is the neglected wife of Stephan Paulus, a scientist who is more interested in the fishes he studies than in his better half. Tibor Varny, a handsome - and famous - airplane pilot, starts courting her. Ilona does not say no but Tibor suddenly steps back. For a simple reason: the flyer has just realized that Ilona is the wife of... h... Read all

  • Director
    • Viktor Tourjansky
  • Writers
    • Ferenc Herczeg
    • Karl Georg Külb
    • Ulrike Sanders
  • Stars
    • Zarah Leander
    • Willy Birgel
    • Paul Hörbiger
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    6.0/10
    153
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Viktor Tourjansky
    • Writers
      • Ferenc Herczeg
      • Karl Georg Külb
      • Ulrike Sanders
    • Stars
      • Zarah Leander
      • Willy Birgel
      • Paul Hörbiger
    • 1User review
    • 1Critic review
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Zarah Leander
    Zarah Leander
    • Ilona Paulus
    Willy Birgel
    Willy Birgel
    • Tabor Vary
    Paul Hörbiger
    Paul Hörbiger
    • Stephan Paulus
    Jane Tilden
    Jane Tilden
    • Lisi
    Karl Schönböck
    Karl Schönböck
    • Trill
    Rudolf Platte
    Rudolf Platte
    • Coachman Bela
    Eduard Wenck
    • Signalman Ürem
    Edith Meinhard
    • Tilla
    Ferenc Bókay
    • Josy, Diener bei Tante Margit
    • (as Franz von Bokay)
    Gertrud de Lalsky
    • Professorengattin
    Erich Dunskus
    Erich Dunskus
    • Tankstellenwart
    Olga Engl
    Olga Engl
    • Ilonas Tante Margit
    Lothar Geist
    • Tankstellenlehrling
    Max Hiller
    • Ungarischer Bauer am Bahnhof
    Antonie Jaeckel
    • Die Frau Rektor
    Eva Klein-Donath
    • Professorengattin
    Ingolf Kuntze
    • Direktor des Trocadero
    Majan Lex
    • Anuschka, Magd bei Tante Margit
    • Director
      • Viktor Tourjansky
    • Writers
      • Ferenc Herczeg
      • Karl Georg Külb
      • Ulrike Sanders
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    5Wolfi-10

    saved by Zarah's songs

    Der Blaufuchs is a somewhat unusual German film comedy of the 40s insofar that the flirtatious and slightly frivolous heroine who is about to run out of her - admittedly boring - marriage is neither punished by fate, nor finds her way back to the straight and narrow. So the viewers at that time were either mildly delighted or incensed, depending on their degree of hedonistic inclinations, and a keen interest in the movie was immediately established. What contributed further to its success, as with other Zarah Leander movies, was her songs, which became instant hits, and which make this film bearable to this day.

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    • Trivia
      Original German censorship visa # B. 50042 delivered on 13-12-1938.
    • Connections
      Edited into Bellaria - So lange wir leben! (2002)
    • Soundtracks
      Von der Puszta will ich träumen
      (uncredited)

      Music by Lothar Brühne

      Lyrics by Bruno Balz

      Performed by Zarah Leander

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    • Release date
      • March 3, 1939 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • Germany
    • Language
      • German
    • Also known as
      • Dama v modrem
    • Filming locations
      • Berlin, Germany
    • Production company
      • Universum Film (UFA)
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 41 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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