The Trapp Family in America

The Trapp Family in America
Poster showing Ruth Leuwerik as Maria with New York City in the background
German theatrical release poster
Directed byWolfgang Liebeneiner
Screenplay byHerbert Reinecker
Based onThe Story of the Trapp Family Singers
by Maria von Trapp
Produced by
  • Heinz Abel
  • Ilse Kubaschewski
  • Utz Utermann
Starring
CinematographyWerner Krien
Edited byMargot von Schlieffen
Music byFranz Grothe
Production
company
Divina-Film
Distributed byGloria Film
Release date
  • October 17, 1958 (1958-10-17) (West Germany)
Running time
103 minutes
CountryWest Germany
LanguageGerman
Budget$2,000,000 D Marks[1]

The Trapp Family in America (German: Die Trapp-Familie in Amerika) is a 1958 West German comedy drama film about the real-life Austrian musical Trapp Family directed by Wolfgang Liebeneiner and starring Ruth Leuwerik, Hans Holt, and Josef Meinrad. It is a sequel to the 1956 film The Trapp Family.[2] It was shot at the Bavaria Studios in Munich. The film's sets were designed by the art director Robert Herlth.

  1. ^ Review of film at Variety (April 1959).
  2. ^ Reimer and Reimer 2010, p. 188.