Queen of the Arena

Queen of the Arena
Directed by	Rolf Meyer
Written by	Gerhart Hauptmann (novel Wanda) Rolf Meyer Kurt E. Walter
Produced by	Alexander Grüter Herbert Sennewald
Starring	Maria Litto Hans Söhnker Jan Hendriks
Cinematography	Igor Oberberg
Edited by	Hermann Leitner
Music by	Michael Jary
Production company	Corona Film
Distributed by	Herzog-Filmverleih
Release date	19 December 1952 (1952-12-19)
Running time	81 minutes
Country	West Germany
Language	German

Queen of the Arena (German: Königin der Arena) is a 1952 West German musical drama film directed by Rolf Meyer and starring Maria Litto, Hans Söhnker and Jan Hendriks. It contains elements of both the revue film and the circus film genres. It was shot at the Bendestorf Studios near Hamburg and on location around Sorrento in Italy. The film's sets were designed by the art director Franz Schroedter.

Cast

• Maria Litto as Margarita, Tänzerin
• Hans Söhnker as Professor Gerhart Mahnke, Bildhauer
• Jan Hendriks as Tonio, Artist
• Grethe Weiser as Constance Caselli, Zirkusdirektorin
• Paul Kemp as Fritz Zwickel, Faktotum Mahnkes
• Camilla Horn as Diana Bianca, Dompteuse
• Peter Alexander as Singer
• Horst Beck as Manegeclown
• Erwin Bredow as Dancer
• Bully Buhlan as Singer
• Lonny Kellner as Singer
• Helmut Ketels as Dancer
• Ernesto Kühne as Dresseur
• Bruce Low as Singer
• Michael Piel as Dancer
• Guenter Schnittjer as Singer
• Max Walter Sieg
• Jockel Stahl as Dancer
• Fred Weyrich as Singer
• Horst Winter as Singer
• Helmut Zacharias as Dirigent

Bibliography

• Hans-Michael Bock and Tim Bergfelder. The Concise Cinegraph: An Encyclopedia of German Cinema. Berghahn Books, 2009.

External links

• Queen of the Arena at IMDb