| The Venus of Tivoli | |
| Director: | Leonard Steckel |
| Producer: | Oscar Düby |
| Starring: | Hilde Krahl Paul Hubschmid Heinrich Gretler |
| Editing: | René Martinet |
| Studio: | Gloriafilm |
| Distributor: | Rex Filmverleih |
| Runtime: | 95 minutes |
| Country: | Switzerland |
| Language: | German |
The Venus of Tivoli (de|Die Venus vom Tivoli) is a 1953 Swiss comedy drama film directed by Leonard Steckel and starring Hilde Krahl, Paul Hubschmid and Heinrich Gretler.[1] [2] It was shot at the Bellerive and Rosenhof Studios in Zürich and on location around Chur and Schaffhausen. The film's sets were designed by the art director Werner Schlichting.
Former actress Anina Wiedt and a struggling impresario meet at the Zürich consulate of a South American country. In order to secure visas they need to demonstrate their ability to find work. They team up to stage performances of his acting troupe, but after the first show he absconds with the proceeds. Anina takes over the management of the group, but in order to settle the debts the troupe has incurred, she has to work under the supervision of a cantankerous bailiff and his young and more amiable assistant, Bölsterli.