Victor and Victoria
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| German | Viktor und Viktoria |
| Directed by | Reinhold Schünzel |
| Written by | Reinhold Schünzel |
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| Cinematography | Konstantin Irmen-Tschet |
| Music by | Franz Doelle |
| Distributed by | Universum Film AG |
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Running time | 100 minutes |
| Country | Germany |
| Language | German |
Victor and Victoria (German: Viktor und Viktoria) is a 1933 German musical comedy film written and directed by Reinhold Schünzel, starring Renate Müller as a woman pretending to be a female impersonator. The following year, Schünzel directed a French-language version of the film titled George and Georgette, starring Meg Lemonnier and a French cast.
In 1935, Michael Balcon produced an English version titled First a Girl, directed by Victor Saville and starring Jessie Matthews and Sonnie Hale. A West German remake by Karl Anton was released in 1957.
In 1982, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer released Victor/Victoria, an English-language remake by Blake Edwards. Edwards later based a successful stage musical on the film. Both the film and the musical starred Julie Andrews.