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Gasparone is a 1937 German musical comedy film directed by Georg Jacoby and starring Marika Rökk, Johannes Heesters and Heinz Schorlemmer . It is based on the operetta Gasparone by Carl Millöcker with a libretto by F Zell and Richard Genée. It was shot at the Babelsberg Studios and on location in Croatia.
The story concerns a nationwide manhunt for a robber and woman-abductor called "Gasparone". In fact, there is no such person: Gasparone has been invented to keep the cops busy whenever restauranteur Massacio (Oskar Sima) is receiving his latest shipment of contraband coffee.
- Georg Jacoby
Gasparone: Directed by Georg Jacoby. With Leo Slezak, Heinz Schorlemmer, Oskar Sima, Marika Rökk. The prefect of the town wants his son to marry a rich countess, but he is in love with a dancer, and the countess falls in love with a mysterious stranger.
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- Comedy, Musical
- Georg Jacoby
- 1938-03-11
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Directed by: Georg Jacoby. Stars: Johannes Heesters, Marika Rökk and Oskar Sima. IMDb score: 6,6 (139) Releasedate: 17 December 1937. US. UK. This movie is not available on US streaming services. Massaccio runs a nightclub where his niece Ita works as a dancer and singer. She has a boyfriend, Sindulfo, son of the chief of police.
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1 hr 20 mins. Music, Comedy. NR. Watchlist. Gasparone was one of several George Jacoby-directed movies designed to promote the film career of musical-comedy star Maria Rokk.
Gasparone 1937. The story concerns a nationwide manhunt for a robber and woman-abductor called "Gasparone". In fact, there is no such person: Gasparone has been invented to keep the cops busy whenever restauranteur Massacio (Oskar Sima) is receiving his latest shipment of contraband coffee.
Oscar sima illegally imports a certain kind of coffee in which marika helps by exploiting the old gasparone legend. Secret police agent johanne heesters goes to the village to catch this illegal importer of mountain grown coffee! or is it expresso?
