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Lied von Liebe und Tod - Gloomy Sunday, Ein
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
1 videodisc (114 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Set in Budapest in the 1930s. Restaurant owner Laszlo hires the pianist András to play in his restaurant. Both men fall in love with the beautiful waitress Ilona, who inspires András to write his only composition. The song becomes a hit but its fame comes with consequences, as a Nazi officer who is stationed in the city also becomes captivated by Ilona.
Studio Hamburg & Dom Film in Co-Produktion mit Polygram Filmproduktion und Focus Film, WDR und Premiere präsentieren ; Buch, Ruth Toma, Rolf Schübel ; Produzent, Richard Schöps ; Regie, Rolf Schübel.
From the novel: Das Lied vom traurigen Sonntag / by Nick Barkow.
"A story of love and fate inspired by actual events"--Container.
Originally released as a motion picture in 1999.
"Enhanced for widescreen tv's" -- Container.
Joachim Król, Stefano Dionisi, Ben Becker, Erika Marozsán.
DVD, dual layer, region 1; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround.
In German, with optional English, French or Spanish subtitles.
Director of photography, Edward Kłosinski ; editor, Ursula Höf ; music, Detlef Friedrich Petersen, Rezsö Seress ; costume designer, Andrea Flesch ; production designers, Csaba Stork, Volker Schaefer.