The Great Love (1942 film)
| The Great Love | |
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| Directed by | Rolf Hansen |
| Written by | Peter Groll Rolf Hansen Alexander Lernet-Holenia |
| Produced by | Walter Bolz |
| Starring | Zarah Leander Viktor Staal Grethe Weiser |
| Cinematography | Franz Weihmayr Gerhard Huttula (special effects) |
| Edited by | Anna Höllering |
| Music by | Michael Jary |
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| Distributed by | Deutsche Filmvertriebs |
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Running time | 100 minutes |
| Country | Germany |
| Language | German |
| Budget | 3 million RM (equivalent to 13 million 2021 euros) |
| Box office | 8 million RM (equivalent to 34 million 2021 euros) |
The Great Love (German: Die große Liebe) is a 1942 German drama film directed by Rolf Hansen and starring Zarah Leander, Viktor Staal and Grethe Weiser. It premiered in Berlin in 1942 and went on to become the most commercially successful film in the history of the Third Reich.
It was shot at the Tempelhof Studios with location shooting taking place in Berlin, Rome and Vienna. The film's sets were designed by the art director Walter Haag.