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title: 'The Land of Smiles (1952)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Erik Ode'
released: '1952-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 107
genres:
  - 'Comedy'
  - 'Music'
  - 'Romance'
countries:
  - 'Germany'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-land-of-smiles-1952'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0044822/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Land of Smiles (1952)

1952 · 107 min · Comedy, Music, Romance · Germany

Original title: Das Land des Lächelns

## Synopsis

The Land of Smiles is a 1952 West German operetta film directed by Hans Deppe and Erik Ode and starring Mártha Eggerth, Jan Kiepura and Walter Müller. It is an adaptation of the operetta The Land of Smiles composed by Franz Lehár which had previously been made into a 1930 film starring Richard Tauber. It was shot at the Tempelhof Studios in Berlin and on location in Thailand. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Willi Herrmann, Peter Schlewski and Heinrich Weidemann.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Erik Ode](https://cinepixo.com/people/erik-ode), [Hans Deppe](https://cinepixo.com/people/hans-deppe)
- **Screenplay:** [Axel Eggebrecht](https://cinepixo.com/people/axel-eggebrecht)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Franz Lehár](https://cinepixo.com/people/franz-lehar), [Paul Dessau](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-dessau)
- **Producer:** [Kurt Ulrich](https://cinepixo.com/people/kurt-ulrich)
- **Director of Photography:** [Kurt Schulz](https://cinepixo.com/people/kurt-schulz)
- **Editor:** [Margarete Steinborn](https://cinepixo.com/people/margarete-steinborn)

## Cast

- [Walter Müller](https://cinepixo.com/people/walter-muller)
- [Marta Eggerth](https://cinepixo.com/people/marta-eggerth)
- [Jan Kiepura](https://cinepixo.com/people/jan-kiepura)
- [Paul Hörbiger](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-horbiger)
- [Karl Meixner](https://cinepixo.com/people/karl-meixner)
- [Ludwig Schmitz](https://cinepixo.com/people/ludwig-schmitz)

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