---
title: 'The Blue Moth (1959)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Wolfgang Schleif'
released: '1959-08-27'
runtime_minutes: 91
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'Germany'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-blue-moth-1959'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0052633/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Blue Moth (1959)

1959 · 91 min · Drama · Germany

Original title: Der blaue Nachtfalter

## Synopsis

The Blue Moth is a 1959 West German drama film directed by Wolfgang Schleif and starring Zarah Leander, Christian Wolff and Paul Hartmann. Leander, who had been a major star during the Nazi era, made a comeback in the 1950s. By 1959, in her penultimate film, she was playing a more mature role than the traditional divas in her earlier films.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Wolfgang Schleif](https://cinepixo.com/people/wolfgang-schleif)
- **Screenplay:** [Erich Ebermayer](https://cinepixo.com/people/erich-ebermayer)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Lotar Olias](https://cinepixo.com/people/lotar-olias)
- **Producer:** [Hans Raspotnik](https://cinepixo.com/people/hans-raspotnik)
- **Director of Photography:** [Willy Winterstein](https://cinepixo.com/people/willy-winterstein)
- **Editor:** [Hermann Ludwig](https://cinepixo.com/people/hermann-ludwig)

## Cast

- [Werner Hinz](https://cinepixo.com/people/werner-hinz)
- [Ingrid van Bergen](https://cinepixo.com/people/ingrid-van-bergen)
- [Hans Paetsch](https://cinepixo.com/people/hans-paetsch)
- [Kurt A. Jung](https://cinepixo.com/people/kurt-a-jung)
- [Karl Hermann Martell](https://cinepixo.com/people/karl-hermann-martell)
- [Hermine Körner](https://cinepixo.com/people/hermine-korner)
- [Christian Wolff](https://cinepixo.com/people/christian-wolff)
- [Paul Hartmann](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-hartmann)
- [Hans Richter](https://cinepixo.com/people/hans-richter)
- [Zarah Leander](https://cinepixo.com/people/zarah-leander)
- [Loni Heuser](https://cinepixo.com/people/loni-heuser)

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