The Girl and the Legend

1957Directed by Josef von Báky

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Released: February 7, 1957
Runtime: 1h 30m

About The Girl and the Legend

Drama

Synopsis

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
Writers: Johannes Mario Simmel
Friedrich Forster-Burggraf
Emil Burri
Original title: Robinson soll nicht sterben

Principal cast

In billing order

Romy SchneiderMaud Cantley
Horst BuchholzTom
Erich PontoDaniel Defoe
Magda SchneiderMrs. Cantley
Mathias WiemanKönig Georg II.
Rudolf VogelMr. Herodes Pum

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