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Directed by William DieterleRichard Angst Screenplay by Jo EisingerHarald G. Petersson Based on Die Herrin der Weltby Karl Figdor Initial release 14 April 1960 (West Germany) Cast Similar Magic Fire, Dubrowsky, Quick - Let's Get Married, Ludwig der Zweite - König vo, Paid in Full | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mistress of the world quicksand scene
Mistress of the World (German: Die Herrin der Welt, French: Les mystères d'Angkor, Italian: Il mistero dei tre continenti) is a 1960 German-French-Italian science fiction-spy film directed by William Dieterle and starring Martha Hyer and Carlos Thompson. It marked the comeback in his native country of the director William Dieterle after several decades spent in Hollywood. In West Germany it was released in a longer version split in two parts (Die Herrin der Welt - Teil I and Die Herrin der Welt - Teil II).
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Cast
Production
Mistress of the World was developed when producer Artur Brauner invested in a three-hour West German-French-Italian co-production. Brauner contracted William Dieterle to direct the film. The film was made with a predominantly German crew, but with a multi-national cast including Martha Hyer and Sabu from Hollywood, Carlos Thompson from Argentina and Gino Cervi from Italy, and Micheline Presle and Lino Ventura from France]].
The film was shot between September 1959 and January 1960. The film shot around the world, including Macau, Angkor, Nice, Hong Kong, Naples, Nepal, Sweden, Bangkok and in CCC Studios in Berlin. While filming in Indochina, Dieterle left the production leaving cinematographer Richard Angst to take over directing.
Release
Mistress of the World was released in Paris on October 12, 1960.
Reception
The film was not received well by critics in West Germany on its release.