The Big Chance (1957 German film)

{{Short description|1957 film}}

{{Infobox film

| name = The Big Chance

| image = The Big Chance (1957 German film).jpg

| caption = Poster

| director = Hans Quest

| producer = Peter Schaeffers

| writer = {{ubl|Janne Furch|Werner Eplinius|Aldo von Pinelli}}

| narrator =

| starring = {{ubl|Walter Giller|Gardy Granass|Michael Cramer}}

| music = Lotar Olias

| cinematography = Willy Winterstein

| editing = Walter von Bonhorst

| studio = Melodie Film

| distributor = Herzog-Filmverleih

| released = {{film date|1957|9|26|df=y}}

| runtime = 98 minutes

| country = West Germany

| language = German

}}

The Big Chance ({{langx|de|Die große Chance}}) is a 1957 West German romantic comedy film directed by Hans Quest and starring Walter Giller, Gardy Granass and Michael Cramer.{{cite book|last=Rasmussen|first=Bjørn|title=Filmens hvem-vad-hvor: Udenlanske film 1950–1967|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jP3rAAAAMAAJ|year=1968|publisher=Politiken|language=Danish|page=876}} Shot and set in Heidelberg, it was one of a series of Schlager music films made around the time.Koepnick p. 76

The film's sets were designed by the art directors Dieter Bartels and Helmut Nentwig. It was shot in Agfacolor.