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If You Go Swimming in Tenerife

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If You Go Swimming in Tenerife
Directed byHelmuth M. Backhaus
Written byHelmuth M. Backhaus
Produced byEva Rosskopf
Starring
CinematographyGerhard Krüger [de]
Edited byAnneliese Artelt
Music byChristian Bruhn [de]
Production
company
Piran-Film
Distributed byPiran-Film
Release date
  • 11 September 1964 (1964-09-11)
Running time
94 minutes
CountryWest Germany
LanguageGerman

If You Go Swimming in Tenerife (German: Wenn man baden geht auf Teneriffa) is a 1964 West German comedy film directed by Helmuth M. Backhaus and starring Geneviève Cluny, Peter Kraus and Gunnar Möller.[1]

The film's sets were designed by the art director Johannes Ott. It was shot on location in Munich and on Gran Canaria in the Canary Islands.

Synopsis

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After travelling to Spain for a holiday, six young Germans discover that their travel agency has gone bust and therefore they have nowhere to stay. Instead they find employment at a local hotel, which they soon have to try and save from ruin.

Soundtrack

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The production features a number of songs including:

  • Peter Kraus - "Wer Dich Sieht, Evelyn"

Cast

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References

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  1. ^ Reimer & Zachau p.160

Bibliography

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  • Robert C. Reimer & Reinhard Zachau. German Culture through Film: An Introduction to German Cinema. Hackett Publishing, 2017.
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