Midnight Revue (1962) Plot Summary Explained

Release, runtime and language

1962 · 104 mins · German

Directed by

Gottfried Kolditz

Starring

Christel Bodenstein, Agnes Kraus, Gerry Wolff, Hans Klering, Pedro Hebenstreit, Willi Schwabe

Production manager Kruse, lacking actors or crew, brashly claims he can direct a revue film. To avoid humiliation he gathers a dramaturg, a composer, a writer and an architect, tasking them with turning his vague idea into a movie. While unknown composer Alexander Ritter throws himself into the project, the other three quickly become mired in the chaotic, thankless undertaking.