Happy Days in Aranjuez

Happy Days in Aranjuez
Happy Days in Aranjuez
Directed by	Johannes Meyer
Written by	Hans Székely (play); Robert A. Stemmle (play); Peter Francke; Walter Wassermann;
Produced by	Max Pfeiffer
Starring	Brigitte Helm; Gustaf Gründgens; Wolfgang Liebeneiner;
Cinematography	Friedl Behn-Grund
Edited by	Herbert B. Fredersdorf
Music by	Hans-Otto Borgmann; Ernst Erich Buder;
Production; company	UFA
Distributed by	UFA
Release date	22 September 1933;
Running time	101 minutes
Country	Germany
Language	German

Happy Days in Aranjuez (German: Die schönen Tage von Aranjuez) is a 1933 German comedy film directed by Johannes Meyer and starring Brigitte Helm, Gustaf Gründgens and Wolfgang Liebeneiner. The film focus on a notorious jewel thief operating in high society.^[1] The title refers to Aranjuez in Spain.

The film was made by UFA, Germany's largest production company. It was shot at the Babelsberg Studios in Berlin with sets designed by art directors Erich Kettelhut and Max Mellin. It was based on a play of the same name by Hans Székely and Robert A. Stemmle. A separate French-language version Adieu les beaux jours [fr] with Brigitte Helm and Jean Gabin was made. In 1936 the film was remade in Hollywood as Desire, a vehicle for Marlene Dietrich.

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Kreimeier, Klaus (1999). The Ufa Story: A History of Germany's Greatest Film Company, 1918–1945. University of California Press. ISBN 978-0-520-22069-0.

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