Brothel-owner Chikita Hausmann is forced to flee a South American revolution and sets up a new “house of pleasure” in a sleepy Swiss town, where the local bigwigs queue up so enthusiastically that she placates scandalized wives by dubbing it the “Circle for Expanding Cultural Relations” and wins the naive estate-manager Philip Sprüngli’s heart. When a nearby jazz club run by local youths threatens to expose her clientele, Chikita cleverly sells her establishment to the municipality—transforming it into a youth center—then whisks Sprüngli off on another adventure to a revolution-torn South America.
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Cast
22 people
Hanne Wieder
Chikita Hausmann
Also in
The Haunted Castle
Rosemary
Charles Regnier
Dr. Hauenstein
Known for
Angelique
Crooks in Clover
Karl Suter
Hans Gmür
Gustav Knuth
Eugen Stärkle
Known for
Sissi
César Keiser
Philip Sprüngli
René Groebli
Franz Muxeneder
Polizist Baumann
Also in
Der brave Soldat Schwejk
The Pussy in the Bathhouse
Margrit Läubli
Doris Kirchofer
Also in
César Keiser - Margrit Läubli - Opus
Max Haufler
Dr. Markus Steiger
Known for
The Trial
Morituri
Bruno Ganz
Jazzfan
Known for
Downfall
The House That Jack Built
Paul Bühlmann
Alwin Behmerburg
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The Frozen Heart
Karl Suter Director
First release December 15, 1961 · Produced in Switzerland
Production
Turnus Film
Production
Switzerland
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Languages
Original language
German
Release dates
Switzerland · December 15, 1961
German speaking region
Germany · April 26, 1962
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
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