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The Desert Song
The Desert Song

The Desert Song

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Drama

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When the famous singer Grace Collins got off the plane that had flown her a remote place in Northen Africa little did she know she would meet love and adventure there. If she came there, it was to visit Sir Collins, her stepfather. Falling in love was not on the agenda but how could she resist the charm of Nic Brenten, an alluring and idealistic Dutch engineer? Butcan devotion and generosity really compete with the greed of someone like Sir Collins, a cynical financier who wants to dispossess the locals of the copper mine Brenten helps them to develop ?...

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Budget

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Revenue

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Status

Released

Original Language

German

Runtime

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Rating

5/10

Release Date

17 November 1939

Country

Germany

Cast

Zarah Leander

Zarah Leander

Grace Collins

Gustav Knuth

Gustav Knuth

Nic Brenten, Ingenieur

Franz Schafheitlin

Franz Schafheitlin

Finanzier

Friedrich Domin

Friedrich Domin

Sir Collins

Gerhard Bienert

Gerhard Bienert

Hafenbeamter

Karl Dannemann

Karl Dannemann

Reitersoldat Tom Taylor

Hermann Pfeiffer

Hermann Pfeiffer

Reporter

Herbert Wilk

Herbert Wilk

Captain Frank Stanney

Ernst Karchow

Ernst Karchow

Oberst Balentine

Rolf Heydel

Rolf Heydel

Leutnant Scott

Carl Günther

Carl Günther

Kommissar

Ernst Sattler

Ernst Sattler

Schwedischer Konsul

Hermann Wagner

Hermann Wagner

Brentens Diener Hamed

Eberhard Leithoff

Eberhard Leithoff

Reitersoldat Steve

Renée Peter

Renée Peter

Jane, Graces Zofe

Aruth Wartan

Aruth Wartan

2. Finanzier

Aribert Grimmer

Aribert Grimmer

Brentens Werkmeister Butler

Herbert Klatt

Herbert Klatt

Reitersoldat Jack

Helmut Brasch

Helmut Brasch

Reitersoldat Sam

Charly Kracker

Charly Kracker

Reitersoldat Joe

Peter Höfer

Peter Höfer

Reitersoldat James

Hermann Pfeiffer

Hermann Pfeiffer

1. Reporter

Wilhelm Schläger

Wilhelm Schläger

2. Reporter

Waldemar Teuscher

Waldemar Teuscher

Telefonist

Karl Jüstel

Karl Jüstel

Ober im Hotel Royal

Alfred Karen

Alfred Karen

Gast beim Empfang des Kommissars

Fritz Draeger

Fritz Draeger

Gast beim Fest des Kommissars

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