| Victor and Victoria | |
| Native Name: | |
| Director: | Reinhold Schünzel |
| Cinematography: | Konstantin Irmen-Tschet |
| Music: | Franz Doelle |
| Distributor: | Universum Film AG |
| Runtime: | 100 minutes |
| Country: | Germany |
| Language: | German |
Victor and Victoria (de|'''Viktor und Viktoria''') is a 1933 German musical comedy film written and directed by Reinhold Schünzel, starring Renate Müller as a woman pretending to be a female impersonator. The following year, Schünzel directed a French-language version of the film titled George and Georgette, starring Meg Lemonnier and a French cast.
In 1935, Michael Balcon produced an English version titled First a Girl, directed by Victor Saville and starring Jessie Matthews and Sonnie Hale. A West German remake by Karl Anton was released in 1957.
In 1982, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer released Victor/Victoria, an English-language remake by Blake Edwards.[1] Edwards later based a successful stage musical on the film. Both the film and the musical starred Julie Andrews.
Susanne, a hopeful singer, steps in to replace Viktor, a mediocre actor, at a small cabaret in Berlin where he performs as a female impersonator.[2] She catches the attention of an agent, who mistakenly believes that she is actually a man. As a result, Susanne rises to fame, but her situation becomes complicated when she finds herself falling in love with Robert.
The film was well-received in the German-American community of New York.[3]