Adorable Julia

Adorable Julia
Austrian theatrical release poster
GermanJulia, du bist zauberhaft
Directed byAlfred Weidenmann
Screenplay by
Based on
Theatre
by W. Somerset Maugham
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyWerner Krien
Edited byRenate Jelinek
Music byRolf A. Wilhelm
Production
companies
  • Production de l'Etoile
  • Wiener Mundus-Film
Distributed by
Release dates
  • May 1962 (1962-05) (Cannes)
  • June 1962 (1962-06) (France)
  • 10 August 1962 (1962-08-10) (West Germany)
Running time
97 minutes
Countries
  • Austria
  • France
LanguageGerman

Adorable Julia (German: Julia, du bist zauberhaft, lit. 'Julia, You Are Magical') is a 1962 comedy film directed by Alfred Weidenmann from a screenplay by Johanna Sibelius and Eberhard Keindorff, based on the 1937 novel Theatre by W. Somerset Maugham. The film stars Lilli Palmer, Charles Boyer and Jean Sorel. It was entered into the 1962 Cannes Film Festival.

The sets were designed by art director Leo Metzenbauer. The film was partly shot on location in London. It was made with the backing of the German Constantin Film, which produced a number of Austrian films during the period.

Cast

Notes

  1. 1 2 French version
  2. ↑ Dialogue; French version

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Julia, du bist zauberhaft – Credits". British Film Institute. Retrieved 8 August 2025.
  2. 1 2 "Julia, du bist zauberhaft". British Film Institute. Retrieved 8 August 2025.
  3. ↑ Crowther, Bosley (8 April 1964). "Screen: A Dated Story by Maugham:' Adorable Julia' Opens With Lilli Palmer Charles Boyer Appears in French Import". The New York Times.
  4. ↑ Bock & Bergfelder 2009, p. 20.
  5. ↑ "Adorable Julia". Cannes Film Festival. Archived from the original on 18 September 2012. Retrieved 23 February 2009.

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