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The Girl on The Roof
The Girl on The Roof
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The Girl on The Roof

Original Title: Die Jungfrau auf dem Dach

1953
1h 30m
Comedy

Status

Released

Release

1953

Runtime

1h 30m

Storyline

A comedy of manners, the film centers on virtuous actress Patty O'Neill, who meets playboy architect Donald Gresham on the observation deck of the Empire State Building and accepts his invitation to join him for drinks and dinner in his apartment. There she meets Donald's upstairs neighbors, his ex-fiancée Cynthia and her father, roguish David Slader. Both men are determined to bed the young woman, but they quickly discover Patty is more interested in engaging in spirited discussions about the pressing moral and sexual issues of the day than surrendering her virginity to either one of them. After resisting their amorous advances throughout the night, Patty leaves and returns to the Empire State Building, where Donald finds her and proposes marriage.

Score Distribution

Details

Status
Released
Runtime
1h 30m
Dec 16, 1953
Languages
German
Director
Otto Preminger
Otto Preminger
Production
United Artists
United Artists
Production Countries
United States of America

Top Cast

11 Cast Members

Hardy Krüger

Hardy Krüger

Donald Gresham

Johannes Heesters

Johannes Heesters

David Slader

Johanna Matz

Johanna Matz

Patty O'Neill

Tom Tully

Tom Tully

Michael O'Neill

Dawn Addams

Dawn Addams

Cynthia Slader

Fortunio Bonanova

Fortunio Bonanova

TV host

Gregory Ratoff

Gregory Ratoff

Taxi driver

William Holden

William Holden

A tourist

Maggie McNamara

Maggie McNamara

A tourist

Otto Preminger

Otto Preminger

Voice

Sig Ruman

Sig Ruman

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