The Angel Who Pawned Her Harp | |
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Directed by | Kurt Hoffmann |
Written by | Charles Terrot (novel) Günter Neumann Heinz Pauck |
Produced by | Georg Witt |
Starring |
Nana Osten Henry Vahl Ullrich Haupt |
Cinematography | Sven Nykvist |
Edited by | Hilwa von Boro |
Music by | Franz Grothe |
Production company | Georg Witt-Film |
Distributed by | Constantin Film |
Release date |
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Running time | 97 minutes |
Country | West Germany |
Language | German |
The Angel Who Pawned Her Harp (German: Der Engel, der seine Harfe versetzte) is a 1959 West German fantasy comedy film directed by Kurt Hoffmann and starring Nana Osten, Henry Vahl and Ullrich Haupt. [1] It was shot at the Bavaria Studios in Munich. The film is based on the novel of the same title by Charles Terrot which had previously been made into a British film in 1954.
An angel arrives on earth tasked with improving the world.
The main task involves conning a pawnbroker (who specialises in old musical instruments) into believing her harp is valuable. This is set up by organising a "chance meeting" in a pub and convincing him, through a man talking, that he could obtain a valuable harp.