Question 1

Which Best Picture Oscar-winning film is Hotel Berlin considered a sequel to?

Accepted Answer

The novel upon which this film is based was considered a sequel to the same author's earlier novel that served as the basis for the 1932 Best Picture Oscar winner Grand Hotel (1932).

Question 2

Why was Faye Emerson given top billing over Andrea King?

Accepted Answer

When Faye Emerson married President Franklin D. Roosevelt's son, Elliott Roosevelt, the studio swapped their billing positions to take advantage of the situation.

Question 3

What real-life document does the character Koenig read in the cellar?

Accepted Answer

The paper Koenig is reading is taken from President Franklin D. Roosevelt's radio address at a dinner of the Foreign Policy Association in New York City on October 21, 1944.

Question 4

Which larger film's sets were reused for Hotel Berlin?

Accepted Answer

Hotel Berlin (1945) reused sets from recent, bigger films including Casablanca (1942).

Question 5

How did the screenplay adapt to real-world events during production?

Accepted Answer

Production took place from late 1944 into early 1945, with the screenplay being continually revised to remain up-to-date on the fast-moving events of the final year of World War II.

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