If You Go Swimming in Tenerife

CinematographyGerhard Krüger [de]Edited byAnneliese ArteltMusic byChristian Bruhn [de]Distributed byPiran-Film94 minutesCountryWest GermanyLanguageGerman

If You Go Swimming in Tenerife (German: Wenn man baden geht auf Teneriffa) is a 1964 West German comedy film directed by Helmuth M. Backhaus and starring Geneviève Cluny, Peter Kraus and Gunnar Möller.^[1]

The film's sets were designed by the art director Johannes Ott. It was shot on location in Munich and on Gran Canaria in the Canary Islands.

Synopsis

After travelling to Spain for a holiday, six young Germans discover that their travel agency has gone bust and therefore they have nowhere to stay. Instead they find employment at a local hotel, which they soon have to try and save from ruin.

Soundtrack

The production features a number of songs including:

• Peter Kraus - "Wer Dich Sieht, Evelyn"

Cast

• Geneviève Cluny as Jutta
• Peter Kraus as Tom
• Gunnar Möller as Jens
• Corny Collins as Christa
• Richard Häussler as Erik Varnhagen
• Ursula Oberst as Bessy
• Helga Lehner [de] as Bruni
• Heinz Erhardt as Tristan Wentzel
• Loni Heuser as Christa's Mother
• Karin Heske
• Hannes Stütz
• Ralph Persson
• Hans Elwenspoek [de]
• Rolf Castell [de]
• Horst Pasderski
• Katrin Teleky

References

Bibliography

• Robert C. Reimer & Reinhard Zachau. German Culture through Film: An Introduction to German Cinema. Hackett Publishing, 2017.

External links

• If You Go Swimming in Tenerife at IMDb
• If You Go Swimming in Tenerife is available for free viewing and download at the Internet Archive