Julia (1974 film) explained

Director:	Sigi Rothemund
Producer:	Karl Spiehs Erich Tomek
Screenplay:	Wolfgang Bauer
Music:	Gerhard Heinz Karl Michael Demer
Cinematography:	Heinz Hölscher
Editing:	Eva Zeyn
Studio:	Lisa Film
Distributor:	Constantin Film
Runtime:	83 minutes
Country:	West Germany
Language:	German

Julia (German: '''Es war nicht die Nachtigall''') is a 1974 erotic drama film from West Germany starring Sylvia Kristel.

It was released in France in 1975 and recorded admissions of 403,892.^[1] It is also known as Summer Girl.

Cast

• Sylvia Kristel as Andrea (Julia in the English overdub version)
• Jean-Claude Bouillon as Ralph
• Teri Tordai as Yvonne
• Gisela Hahn as Myriam
• Ekkehardt Belle as Pauli (Patrick in the English overdub version)
• Peter Berling as Uncle Alex
• Dominique Delpierre as Hildegard

Production

The film was shot in the summer of 1974, in Verona, and on Lake Wörthersee, Austria and released on 1974-11-28.^[2]

German title

The German title "It Was Not the Nightingale" is a allusion to Shakespeares Romeo and Juliet, Act 3, Scene 5:
^[3]

Sylvia Kristel recreates the balcony scene, during the visit to Verona.

External links

• • https://web.archive.org/web/20171026092111/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b6bd32cf2
• https://www.filmportal.de/en/movie/es-war-nicht-die-nachtigall_ea43d4a72e715006e03053d50b37753d

Notes and References

1. http://translate.googleusercontent.com/translate_c?depth=1&hl=en&prev=search&rurl=translate.google.com.au&sl=fr&u=http://www.boxofficestory.com/box-office-sylvia-kristel-c22691621&usg=ALkJrhhXiMC3O6j0LB8gq1rKHeAU9gbmIA Sylvia Kristel French box office information
2. Web site: Es war nicht die Nachtigall... . . 16 April 2022.
3. Web site: Romeo and Juliet Act 3, Scene 5 . LitCharts . 16 April 2022 . en.