A song goes around the world (The Joseph Schmidt Story)

Movie
Original title	A song goes around the world (The Joseph Schmidt Story)
Country of production	Germany
original language	German
Publishing year	1958
length	103 minutes
Age rating	FSK 12
Rod
Director	Géza from Bolváry
script	Ernst Neubach
production	Ernst Neubach
music	Hans May
camera	Ernst W. Kalinke
cut	Anneliese Schönnenbeck
occupation
Hans Reiser : Joseph Schmidt Sabina Stuhlmann : Brigitte von Hilden Ruth Stephan : Malvine Theo Lingen : Good heavens Karl Lieffen : pianist snake Annie Rosar : Mother Schmidt Johanna Hofer : wife of Hilden Lotte Ledl : Mizzi Jaspar von Oertzen Susanne Korda : Renée Max Strassberg : Strassberg Hans Hais Kathe Itter Wolf Petersen

A Song Goes Round the World (The Joseph Schmidt story) , even briefly as a song goes around the world called, is a German film by Hungarian director Geza of Bolváry of 1958, the life of the Jewish tenor Joseph Schmidt for Topic has.

action

The film describes quite freely the rapid rise and success of the singer who was famous in Germany and other European countries at the beginning of the 1930s, followed by his persecution by the National Socialists , his escape through numerous countries and finally his tragic death as an inmate of the Girenbad internment camp in Switzerland at the age of only 38.

background

The title of the film biography alludes to Schmidt's greatest musical success, the song “ Ein Lied geht um die Welt ”, as well as his greatest film success Ein Lied goes around the world from 1933, after which Schmidt soon had to flee Germany. The film premiered on November 14, 1958 in Frankfurt am Main and has been available on DVD since 2007 .

criticism

“The life story of the famous tenor decorated with sentimental sequences [...]. Sensitively designed, playing down the political and historical background. The merit of the film lies in the fact that it brings Schmidt's voice back to life in technically refreshed original recordings. "

- Lexicon of international film

"Too much sentimentality affects the well-intentioned intention to show the homelessness of political emigrants."

- Protestant film observer

Individual evidence

1. ↑ A song goes around the world. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed June 8, 2019 .  
2. ↑ Evangelischer Presseverband München, Review No. 755/1958

Web links

• A song goes round the world in the Internet Movie Database (English)
• A song goes around the world at filmportal.de
• Brief description with photo at filmreporter.de