Editing Mädchen in Uniform (section)

{{Short description|1931 German film by Leontine Sagan}}
{{for|the 1958 remake|Mädchen in Uniform (1958 film){{!}}''Mädchen in Uniform'' (1958 film)}}
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{{Infobox film
| name     = Mädchen in Uniform
| image    = Madchen In Uniform Video Cover.jpg
| caption  = US VHS cover
| director = [[Leontine Sagan]]
| producer = [[Carl Froelich]]
| screenplay = {{plainlist|
*[[Christa Winsloe]]
*[[Friedrich Dammann]]}}
| based_on = {{based on|''Gestern und heute''|Christa Winsloe}}
| starring = {{plainlist|
*[[Hertha Thiele]]
*[[Dorothea Wieck]]}}
| music    = [[Hanson Milde-Meissner]]
| cinematography = {{plainlist|
*[[Reimar Kuntze]]
*[[Franz Weihmayr]]}}
| editing  = [[Oswald Hafenrichter]]
| studio   = Deutsche Film-Gemeinschaft
| distributor = Bild und Ton GmbH
| released = {{Film date|1931|11|27|df=y}}
| runtime  = 88 minutes
| country  = [[Weimar Republic]]
| language = German
| budget   =
}}
'''''{{Lang|de|Mädchen in Uniform}}''''' ("Girls in Uniform") is a 1931 German [[romantic drama]] film based on the [[play (theatre)|play]] ''{{Lang|de|Gestern und heute}}'' (''Yesterday and Today'') by [[Christa Winsloe]] and directed by [[Leontine Sagan]] with artistic direction from [[Carl Froelich]], who also funded the film. Winsloe also wrote the screenplay and was on the set during filming. Due to the film's overt and openly lesbian themes, the film remains an international [[cult film|cult classic]]<ref>{{cite book|last=Foster|first=Gwendolyn Audrey|title=Women Film Directors: An International Bio-Critical Dictionary|year=1995|publisher=Greenwood Press|location=Westport, Conn. [u.a.]|isbn=0-313-28972-7|url=https://archive.org/details/womenfilmdirecto0000fost|url-access=registration|quote=Mädchen in Uniform cult.|page=[https://archive.org/details/womenfilmdirecto0000fost/page/322 322]}}</ref> and enjoys widespread acclaim from critics.