17 Jul 1956
High Society
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In Germany, jazz had a voice: Inge Brandenburg. This is the story of a woman in the 1950s and 1960s, when there was no place in Germany for self-assured women with international aspirations, a dramatic performance style and an emancipated attitude to love.
Top Billed Cast
Udo Jürgens Himself
Joy Fleming Herself
Dusko Gojkovic Himself
Max Greger Himself
Knut Kiesewetter Himself
Paul Kuhn Himself
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