High School

High School (1934)

Hohe Schule

The love of a young Austrian aristocrat to a circus rider is put on a heavy load test when becomes obvious that the former officer has killed the brother of the young woman, a traitor of the country, in the duel.

Date of release
1934-12-31
TMDB
6.5 / 10 (2)
Runtime
1h 30m
Genres
Drama
Director
Erich Engel

Casting

Interesting facts

Hohe Schule, also known by its subtitle Das Geheimnis des Carlo Cavelli is a 1934 drama film directed by Erich Engel. The English-language version was released in the UK between 1935 and 1939, and in the US in 1939. An outstanding specimen of the genre of the Wiener Film, this story of love set in the Austrian officer classes was one of the most successful German-language film releases of 1935. The English-language version was released in the UK between 1935 and 1939, and in the US in 1939.

Production

The film was produced by the Berlin production company ABC-Film and shot in the Rosenhügel and Sievering Studios of Sascha-Film in October and November 1934. Because the film was shot in Austria, under the German film import quota regulations it counted as an Austrian production, but under the Austrian regulations it counted as a German film because the producers were German.

The sound system was that of Tobis-Klangfilm. The set designer and builder was Julius von Borsody.

The distribution was undertaken by the Neue Deutsche Lichtspiel-Syndikat (N.D.L.S.) in Berlin and by Huschak & Co. in Vienna. The film was promoted by the producers, ABC-Film of Berlin, and by the Viennese Tobis-Sascha-Filmindustrie.

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