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FRANCE · 1930

Die Jagd nach dem Gluck

Jean Renoir
pursuit of happiness fortune seeking German cinema silent film 1930s drama
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Synopsis

Chasing Fortune (German: Die Jagd nach dem Glück, lit. 'The Hunt for Happiness') is a 1930 German drama film directed by Rochus Gliese and starring Catherine Hessling, Alexander Murski and Amy Wells. The film's art direction was by Gliese himself along with Arno Richter. It was initially made as a silent film, but was released with an added synchronised soundtrack. It was filmed at the Grunewald S

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