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1953 film by Emeric Pressburger From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Twice Upon a Time is a 1953 British comedy film directed by Emeric Pressburger and starring Hugh Williams, Elizabeth Allan, Yolande Larthe, and Charmian Larthe. It is based on the 1949 novel Lisa and Lottie by Erich Kästner.[2]
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| Twice Upon a Time | |
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| Directed by | Emeric Pressburger |
| Written by | Emeric Pressburger Wendy Orme |
| Based on | Lottie and Lisa by Erich Kästner |
| Produced by | Emeric Pressburger |
| Starring | Hugh Williams Elizabeth Allan Jack Hawkins |
| Cinematography | Christopher Challis |
| Edited by | Reginald Beck |
| Music by | Frederick Lewis |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | British Lion Films |
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Running time | 75 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Budget | £102,000[1] |
Lotte and Lisa had already been adapted into the films Two Times Lotte (1950) and Hibari no komoriuta (1951). Twice Upon a Time was the first English-language film adaptation; the story was later twice adapted as The Parent Trap (1961 and 1998) and has been remade a number of times in English and many other languages. It was shot at Shepperton Studios with sets designed by the art director Arthur Lawson (designer).
The film is the only solo directing credit for Pressburger, whose other directing credits are in association with Michael Powell.
Twin sisters are separated when their parents divorce. They meet again by accident when they are sent to the same summer camp, and they hatch a plan to reunite their parents.
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