Two Girls from the Red Star
| Two Girls from the Red Star | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Sammy Drechsel |
| Written by | Klaus Peter Schreiner |
| Based on | Two Girls from the Red Star by Peter Norden |
| Produced by | Heinz Pollak Gero Wecker |
| Starring | Lilli Palmer Curd Jürgens Pascale Petit |
| Cinematography | Werner M. Lenz |
| Edited by | Hélène Plemiannikov |
| Music by | Caravelli |
Production companies | Chronos Films Team-Film |
| Distributed by | Nora Film |
Release date |
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Running time | 94 minutes |
| Countries | Austria France West Germany |
| Language | German |
Two Girls from the Red Star (German: Zwei Girls vom rotten Stern) is a 1966 comedy spy film directed by Sammy Drechsel and starring Lilli Palmer, Curd Jürgens and Pascale Petit.[1][2] It was based on a novel by Peter Norden.[3]
It was shot at the Sievering Studios in Vienna with sets designed by the art director Hertha Hareiter. A co-production between Austria, France and West Germany, it is also known by the alternative title An Affair of States.[4]
Synopsis
Two female members of the Soviet military are selected to attend a disarmament conference held in Geneva, in order to steal the details of a secret new American weapon.
Main cast
- Lilli Palmer as Olga Nikolaijewna
- Curd Jürgens as Dave O'Connor
- Pascale Petit as Anja Petrovna
- Daniel Gélin as Ballard
- Kurt Meisel as Sapparov
- Stanislav Ledinek as Popovitch
- Hellmut Lange as Harry Miller
- Anthony Steel as Michael 'Mike' Astor
- Edd Stavjanik as Koltchev
References
- ^ Von Dassanowsky p.183
- ^ https://www.filmportal.de/film/zwei-girls-vom-roten-stern_cb09e7866976441d9c62025224d53003
- ^ Goble p.347
- ^ Parish & Pitts p.8
Bibliography
- Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.
- Parish, James Robert & Pitts, Michael R.. The Great Spy Pictures: Volume II. Bloomsbury Academic, 1986.
- Von Dassanowsky, Robert. Austrian Cinema: A History. McFarland, 2005.