Flying Clipper (1962 film)

Flying Clipper
American 1965 newspaper advertisement using the US title
Directed by
Written byKarl Hartl
Produced byRudolf Travnicek
Narrated by
Cinematography
  • Tony Braun
  • Siegfried Hold
  • Heinz Hölscher
  • Klaus König
  • Bernhard Stebich
Edited byKarl Hartl
Music byRiz Ortolani
Release date
  • 19 December 1962 (1962-12-19)
Running time
158 minutes
CountryWest Germany
LanguageGerman

Flying Clipper (German: Traumreise unter weißen Segeln, lit.'A Dream Trip Under White Sails') is a 1962 West German travelogue film directed by Hermann Leitner and Rudolf Nussgruber. It depicts the travels of the Swedish ship Flying Clipper and its merchant marine crew, who sail to various landmarks, both ancient and modern, around the Mediterranean coast. Countries visited include Portugal, Yugoslavia, Egypt (the Great Pyramid of Giza), Lebanon, Turkey (the Hagia Sophia), Greece (the Acropolis of Athens), France (the French Riviera), Monaco (the Monaco Grand Prix), and Spain.

The film premiered in Munich on 19 December 1962; it was the first German film to be shot in 70 mm. A dubbed version, retitled Mediterranean Holiday, was released in the United States by Continental Film Distributors in 1964.