# The Blue Moth

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{{short description|1959 film}}
{{Infobox film
| name = The Blue Moth
| image = The Blue Moth.jpg
| caption =
| director = [Wolfgang Schleif](/source/Wolfgang_Schleif)
| producer =  {{ubl|[Hans Raspotnik](/source/Hans_Raspotnik)|[Kurt Schulz](/source/Kurt_Schulz_(cinematographer))}}
| writer =  {{ubl|[Erich Ebermayer](/source/Erich_Ebermayer)|[Carl von Barany](/source/Carl_von_Barany)|[Siegfried Gauercke](/source/Siegfried_Gauercke)}}
| narrator =
| starring = {{ubl|[Zarah Leander](/source/Zarah_Leander)|[Christian Wolff](/source/Christian_Wolff_(actor))|[Paul Hartmann](/source/Paul_Hartmann_(actor))|[Werner Hinz](/source/Werner_Hinz)}}
| music = [Lotar Olias](/source/Lotar_Olias) 
| cinematography = [Willy Winterstein](/source/Willy_Winterstein) 
| editing =  [Hermann Ludwig](/source/Hermann_Ludwig)    
| studio = [Berolina Film](/source/Berolina_Film) 
| distributor = Union-Film
| released = {{Film date|1959|08|27|df=yes}}
| runtime = 90 minutes
| country = West Germany 
| language = [German](/source/German_language) 
| budget =
| gross =
}}
'''''The Blue Moth''''' ({{langx|de|'''Der blaue Nachtfalter'''}}) is a 1959 West German [drama film](/source/drama_film) directed by [Wolfgang Schleif](/source/Wolfgang_Schleif) and starring [Zarah Leander](/source/Zarah_Leander), [Christian Wolff](/source/Christian_Wolff_(actor)) and [Paul Hartmann](/source/Paul_Hartmann_(actor)).<ref>Commire & Klezmer p.253</ref> Leander, who had been a major star during the [Nazi era](/source/Nazi_era), made a comeback in the 1950s. By 1959, in her penultimate film, she was playing a more mature role than the traditional [divas](/source/divas) in her earlier films.

==Cast==
* [Zarah Leander](/source/Zarah_Leander) as Julia Martens
* [Christian Wolff](/source/Christian_Wolff_(actor)) as Thomas Martens
* [Paul Hartmann](/source/Paul_Hartmann_(actor)) as Lawyer Dr. Frahm
* [Werner Hinz](/source/Werner_Hinz) as Steve Owens
* [Marina Petrova](/source/Marina_Petrova) as Irina
* [Loni Heuser](/source/Loni_Heuser) as Elvira del Castros
* [Lotte Brackebusch](/source/Lotte_Brackebusch) as Alte Frau Martens
* [Hans Richter](/source/Hans_Richter_(actor)) as Regisseur Olten
* [Lore Schulz](/source/Lore_Schulz) as Hausmädchen Elli
* [Ingrid van Bergen](/source/Ingrid_van_Bergen) as Revuegirl
* [Karl Martell](/source/Karl_Martell_(actor)) as Direktor
* [Erwin Linder](/source/Erwin_Linder) as Prosecutor
* [Hans Paetsch](/source/Hans_Paetsch) as Richter
* [Carl Voscherau](/source/Carl_Voscherau) as Pförtner Becker
* [Walter Klam](/source/Walter_Klam) as Oberarzt
* [Kurt A. Jung](/source/Kurt_A._Jung) as Barkeeper Freddy

== References ==
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== Bibliography ==
* Anne Commire & Deborah Klezmer. ''Women in World History: A Biographical Encyclopedia, Volume 9''. Yorkin Publications, 1999.

== External links ==
* {{IMDb title|0052633}}

{{Wolfgang Schleif}}

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Category:1959 films
Category:West German films
Category:German drama films
Category:1959 drama films
Category:1959 German-language films
Category:Films directed by Wolfgang Schleif
Category:1959 German films
Category:Films scored by Lotar Olias
Category:German-language drama films
Category:West German black-and-white films

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