Victor and Victoria (1957 film)

Victor and Victoria
German film poster
GermanViktor und Viktoria
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Directed byKarl Anton
Written byReinhold Schünzel (1933 screenplay)
Curt J. Braun
Produced byWaldemar Frank
Starring
CinematographyWilly Winterstein
Edited byAnnemarie Rokoss
Music byHeino Gaze
Production
company
Central-Europa Film
Distributed byPrisma Film
Release date
  • 16 April 1957 (1957-04-16)
Running time
107 minutes
CountryWest Germany
LanguageGerman

Victor and Victoria (German: Viktor und Viktoria) is a 1957 German musical comedy film directed by Karl Anton and starring Johanna von Koczian, Georg Thomalla and Johannes Heesters. A woman gains success on the stage by pretending to be a female impersonator. It is a remake of the 1933 film Victor and Victoria, which had starred Renate Müller. The film's sets were designed by Emil Hasler and Walter Kutz. In 1982, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer released Victor/Victoria, an English-language remake by Blake Edwards of the 1933 film.