The Beggar Student (1956 film)

{{Short description|1956 film}}

{{Infobox film

| name = The Beggar Student

| image = The Beggar Student (1956 film).jpg

| caption =

| director = Werner Jacobs

| producer = {{ubl|Günther Stapenhorst|Klaus Stapenhorst}}

| writer = {{plainlist|

• F. Zell (libretto)
• Richard Genée (operetta)
• Fritz Böttger
• Robert Gilbert (lyrics)

}}

| narrator =

| starring = {{ubl|Gerhard Riedmann|Waltraut Haas|Elma Karlowa}}

| music = {{ubl|Karl Millöcker (operetta)|Bruno Uher}}

| cinematography = {{ubl|Ernst W. Kalinke|Heinz Schnackertz}}

| editing = Elisabeth Kleinert-Neumann

| studio = Carlton Film

| distributor = Constantin Film

| released = {{Film date|1956|12|28|df=yes}}

| runtime = 95 minutes

| country = West Germany

| language = German

| budget =

| gross =

}}

The Beggar Student is a 1956 ({{langx|de|Der Bettelstudent}}) West German musical film directed by Werner Jacobs and starring Gerhard Riedmann, Waltraut Haas and Elma Karlowa.[https://web.archive.org/web/20090207033323/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/147519 BFI.org] It is based on the operetta Der Bettelstudent by Karl Millöcker, and is part of the operetta film tradition. It was shot at the Bavaria Studios and the Carlton Studios in Munich. The film's sets were designed by the art director Felix Smetana.