Adorable Arabella

Adorable Arabella (German: Bezaubernde Arabella) is a 1959 West German comedy film directed by Axel von Ambesser and starring Johanna von Koczian, Carlos Thompson and Hilde Hildebrand.[1] It is an adaptation of the 1949 novel Arabella by Georgette Heyer.[2]

Adorable Arabella
Directed byAxel von Ambesser
Written byPeter Berneis
Fritz Eckhardt
Based onArabella
by Georgette Heyer
Produced byGeorg M. Reuther
StarringJohanna von Koczian
Carlos Thompson
Hilde Hildebrand
CinematographyGünther Senftleben
Edited byIngrid Wacker
Music byHans-Martin Majewski
Production
company
Rhombus Film
Distributed byUFA
Release date
22 December 1959
Running time
87 minutes
CountryWest Germany
LanguageGerman

The film's sets were designed by the art directors Gottfried Will and Rolf Zehetbauer. It was shot using Agfacolor, with location shooting taking place around Coburg in Bavaria. It premiered just before Christmas 1959 in Cologne. The film was part of the production programme of the recently relaunched UFA company.

Synopsis

The story is set in the early years of the 20th century. A young German woman whose father has recently died is sent to visit her relatives in Edwardian England in the hope of attracting a wealthy husband.

Cast

References
  1. Bock & Bergfelder p.546
  2. Goble p.221

Bibliography
  • Bock, Hans-Michael & Bergfelder, Tim. The Concise CineGraph. Encyclopedia of German Cinema. Berghahn Books, 2009.
  • Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.
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