Crime Tango
{{Short description|1960 film}}
{{Infobox film
|name = Crime Tango
|image = Crime Tango.jpg
|caption = Theatrical film poster
|native_name = {{Infobox name module|de|Kriminaltango}}
|director = Géza von Cziffra
|producer = Herbert Gruber
|writer = Géza von Cziffra
|starring = {{ubl|Peter Alexander|Vivi Bach|Peter Carsten}}
|music = {{ill|Heinz Gietz|de}}
|cinematography = Sepp Ketterer
|editing = Arnfried Heyne
|studio = Sascha-Film
|distributor = Gloria Film
|released = {{Film date|1960|8|15|df=yes}}
|runtime = 87 minutes
|country = Austria
|language = German
}}
Crime Tango (German: Kriminaltango) is a 1960 Austrian musical comedy film directed by Géza von Cziffra and starring Peter Alexander, Vivi Bach and Peter Carsten.{{cite book|last=von Dassanowsky|first=Robert|authorlink=Robert von Dassanowsky|title=Austrian Cinema: A History|publisher=McFarland|location=Jefferson, North Carolina|year=2005|page=188|isbn=0786420782}} It was a remake of the 1949 West German film Dangerous Guests which had also been directed by von Cziffra.
The film's sets were designed by the art directors Fritz Jüptner-Jonstorff and {{ill|Alexander Sawczynski|de}}. It was shot at the Sievering Studios in Vienna.
Cast
{{cast listing|
- Peter Alexander as Peter Martens
- Vivi Bach as Inge
- Peter Carsten as Boxer-Franz
- Rudolf Vogel as Servant Lorenz
- Günther Lüders as Uncle Albert
- Margarete Haagen as Aunt Agathe
- Susi Nicoletti as Frau Schleinitz
- Fritz Muliar as Thieving Max
- Rolf Olsen as General Director Schleinitz
- {{Ill|Frauke Sinjen|de}} as Elisa
- {{Ill|Sylvia Lydi|de}} as Waitress Gerti
- Sieglinde Thomas as Lina
- C.W. Fernbach as Estate Administrator Huber
- Raoul Retzer as Dr. Roeder
- Emanuel Schmied as Jenny
- Boy Gobert as Taschen-August
}}
Soundtrack
- Peter Alexander – "Kriminal-Tango" (Music by {{ill|Piero Trombetta|it}}, German lyrics by Kurt Feltz)
- Peter Alexander – "Straße meiner Lieder" ("Quado vien la sera") (Music by Carlo Alberto Rossi, German lyrics by Kurt Feltz)
- Peter Alexander and Vivi Bach – "Mille – Mille – Baci" (Music by {{ill|Heinz Gietz|de}}, text by {{ill|Hans Bradtke|de}})
- "Panoptikum" (Music by Heinz Gietz, lyrics by Kurt Feltz)
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|0054002}}
{{Géza von Cziffra}}
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Category:1960 musical comedy films
Category:Austrian black-and-white films
Category:Films directed by Géza von Cziffra
Category:Remakes of German films
Category:Films shot at Sievering Studios
Category:Austrian musical comedy films
Category:1960s German-language films
Category:German-language musical comedy films
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