The Girl and the Legend (1957)

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Released:
1957-02-07

Overview:
London, in 1730. Charly, Jim and Ben work hard, with the brave Maud, in a cotton mill to earn a few shillings. They all dream of the wonderful island told by Daniel Defoe. The latter lives in a miserable room. He is disgraced and rejected by his son Tom, a scoundrel who blames his father for losing his position at the Court ...

Director:
Josef von Báky

Runtime:
1h 30min

Genre:
Drama

  • Cast:
  • Romy Schneider
    as
    Maud Cantley
  • Horst Buchholz
    as
    Tom
  • Erich Ponto
    as
    Daniel Defoe
  • Magda Schneider
    as
    Mrs. Cantley
  • Mathias Wieman
    as
    König Georg II.