Adorable Julia
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| Adorable Julia | |
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| German | Julia, du bist zauberhaft |
| Directed by | Alfred Weidenmann |
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| Based on | Theatre by W. Somerset Maugham |
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| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Werner Krien |
| Edited by | Renate Jelinek |
| Music by | Rolf A. Wilhelm |
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Running time | 97 minutes |
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| Language | German |
Adorable Julia (German: Julia, du bist zauberhaft, lit. 'Julia, You Are Magical') is a 1962 comedy film directed by Alfred Weidenmann from a screenplay by Johanna Sibelius and Eberhard Keindorff,[1] based on the 1937 novel Theatre by W. Somerset Maugham.[3] The film stars Lilli Palmer, Charles Boyer and Jean Sorel.[4] It was entered into the 1962 Cannes Film Festival.[5]
The sets were designed by art director Leo Metzenbauer. The film was partly shot on location in London. It was made with the backing of the German Constantin Film, which produced a number of Austrian films during the period.
Cast
[edit]- Lilli Palmer as Julia Lambert
- Charles Boyer as Michael Grosselyn
- Jean Sorel as Tom Fennel
- Jeanne Valérie as Avice Crichton
- Ljuba Welitsch as Dolly de Fries
- Tilly Lauenstein as Evie, Julia's maid
- Charles Régnier as Lord Charles Tamerly
- Thomas Fritsch as Roger, Julia's son
- Herbert Fux as stage manager
- Hanna Ehrenstrasser as a long-legged girl
- Gustaf Elger as Stevenson, author
- Sylvia Lydi as Frl. Philipps, massagist
- Friedrich Neubauer as Sir Edwin, famous pianist
- Fritz Puchstein as Edwards, servant for the Gosselyns
- Herta Risawy as Margary, Michael's secretary
- Peter Schmidberger as Charly Dexter, Julia's stage partner
- Otto Schmöle as Albert, chauffeur for the Gosselyns
- Fritz Weiss as Mr. Robinson, banker
Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Julia, du bist zauberhaft – Credits". British Film Institute. Retrieved 8 August 2025.
- ^ a b "Julia, du bist zauberhaft". British Film Institute. Retrieved 8 August 2025.
- ^ Crowther, Bosley (8 April 1964). "Screen: A Dated Story by Maugham:' Adorable Julia' Opens With Lilli Palmer Charles Boyer Appears in French Import". The New York Times.
- ^ Bock & Bergfelder 2009, p. 20.
- ^ "Adorable Julia". Cannes Film Festival. Archived from the original on 18 September 2012. Retrieved 23 February 2009.
Bibliography
[edit]- Bock, Hans-Michael; Bergfelder, Tim, eds. (2009). The Concise Cinegraph: Encyclopaedia of German Cinema. Berghahn Books. ISBN 978-1-57181-655-9.
