Apartmentzauber
1963 German comedy film directed by Helmuth M. Backhaus
Apartmentzauber is a 1963 West German film directed by Helmuth M. Backhaus.
The film is also known as Apartment-Zauber (alternative spelling).
Plot
According to his parents' wishes, Karl Fischer should marry the young Almut Behringer. Her father owns the thriving transport company Behringer, which bills Karl's father Waldemar huge sums every year for shipping his products. Waldemar figures that marriage could save the family a lot of money. However, Karl flees from Almut as soon as he sees her, so Waldemar and Almut decide to send Karl to a branch of the company in Italy for a year. Here he should learn to appreciate the company and thus also Almut. He is to be accommodated in one of the company's new apartment buildings, which have three rooms per apartment. They are always rented to either three women or three men. Almut's father orders a room for Karl.
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