The Beggar Student (1956 film)

The Beggar Student
Directed byWerner Jacobs
Written by
Produced by
Starring
Cinematography
Edited byElisabeth Kleinert-Neumann
Music by
Production
company
Carlton Film
Distributed byConstantin Film
Release date
  • 28 December 1956 (1956-12-28)
Running time
95 minutes
CountryWest Germany
LanguageGerman

The Beggar Student is a 1956 (German: Der Bettelstudent) West German musical film directed by Werner Jacobs and starring Gerhard Riedmann, Waltraut Haas and Elma Karlowa.[1] It is based on the operetta Der Bettelstudent by Karl Millöcker, and is part of the operetta film tradition. It was shot at the Bavaria Studios and the Carlton Studios in Munich. The film's sets were designed by the art director Felix Smetana.