Viktor und Viktoria

The unemployed actor Susanne jumps in for the hoarse comedian Viktor, who fancies himself a Hamlet, but has only made it as a singing female impersonator. Appearing on stage in tailcoats and top hat, Susanne becomes a sensation as Mr. Viktoria. The subsequent tour takes her and Viktor all the way to London, where the gentleman and heartthrob Robert soon sees through the masquerade. The fantastic cast (Renate Müller, Hermann Thimig, Adolf Wohlbrück) and Reinhold Schünzel’s highly musical directing make Viktor und Viktoria an unparalleled cinematic delight until today.



With an introduction by Brigitte Mayr Curated by SYNEMA

A film from the collection of the Friedrich-Wilhelm-Murnau-Stiftung (www.murnau-stiftung.de) in Wiesbaden.