Two Girls from the Red Star
1966 film
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Two Girls from the Red Star (German: Zwei Girls vom rotten Stern) is a 1966 comedy spy film directed by Sammy Drechsel and starring Lilli Palmer, Curd Jürgens and Pascale Petit.[1][2] It was based on a novel by Peter Norden.[3]
Directed bySammy Drechsel
Written byKlaus Peter Schreiner
Based onTwo Girls from the Red Star by Peter Norden
Produced byHeinz Pollak
Gero Wecker
Gero Wecker
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| Directed by | Sammy Drechsel |
| Written by | Klaus Peter Schreiner |
| Based on | Two Girls from the Red Star by Peter Norden |
| Produced by | Heinz Pollak Gero Wecker |
| Starring | Lilli Palmer Curd Jürgens Pascale Petit |
| Cinematography | Werner M. Lenz |
| Edited by | Hélène Plemiannikov |
| Music by | Caravelli |
Production companies | Chronos Films Team-Film |
| Distributed by | Nora Film |
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Running time | 94 minutes |
| Countries | Austria France West Germany |
| Language | German |
It was shot at the Sievering Studios in Vienna with sets designed by the art director Hertha Hareiter. A co-production between Austria, France and West Germany, it is also known by the alternative title An Affair of States.[4]
Synopsis
Two female members of the Soviet military are selected to attend a disarmament conference held in Geneva, in order to steal the details of a secret new American weapon.
Main cast
- Lilli Palmer as Olga Nikolaijewna
- Curd Jürgens as Dave O'Connor
- Pascale Petit as Anja Petrovna
- Daniel Gélin as Ballard
- Kurt Meisel as Sapparov
- Stanislav Ledinek as Popovitch
- Hellmut Lange as Harry Miller
- Anthony Steel as Michael 'Mike' Astor
- Edd Stavjanik as Koltchev
