The Royal Waltz (1935 film)
| The Royal Waltz | |
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| Directed by | Herbert Maisch |
| Written by | |
| Produced by | Karl Ritter |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Konstantin Irmen-Tschet |
| Edited by | Eduard von Borsody |
| Music by | Franz Doelle |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | UFA |
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Running time | 83 minutes |
| Country | Germany |
| Language | German |
The Royal Waltz (German: Königswalzer) is a 1935 German musical film directed by Herbert Maisch and starring Paul Hörbiger, Curd Jürgens, and Carola Höhn.[1] [2] It was shot at the Babelsberg Studios of UFA in Berlin.[3] The film's sets were designed by the art directors Robert Herlth and Walter Röhrig. A separate French-language version Royal Waltz was also released. It was remade in 1955 under the same title.
Synopsis
[edit]In 1852 an Austrian count is sent to Munich to arrange the marriage between his master Emperor Franz Joseph and the Princess Elisabeth, the daughter of the King of Bavaria.
Cast
[edit]- Paul Hörbiger as König Max II. von Bayern
- Curd Jürgens as Kaiser Franz Joseph von Österreich
- Carola Höhn as Herzogin Elisabeth in Bayern, genannt Sisi
- Anton Pointner as Graf Tettenbach, österr. Gesandter in München
- Willi Forst as Graf Ferdinand von Tettenbach, his nephew
- Kurt von Ruffin as Graf Otto Preysing
- Hans Leibelt as Minister Doenniges
- Theodor Danegger as Ludwig Tomasoni, Cafetier
- Heli Finkenzeller as Theres Tomasoni, her daughter
- Ellen Schwanneke as Anni Tomasoni, her sister
- Hugo Schrader as Franz, Konditor bei Tomasoni
- Oskar Sima as Landtagsabgeordneter Pfandl
- Carl Wery as Brandmeyer
- Werner Stock as Ein Student
- Karl Hammes as Singer, Don Juan
References
[edit]Bibliography
[edit]- Klaus, Ulrich J. Deutsche Tonfilme: Jahrgang 1931. Klaus-Archiv, 2006.
- Reimer, Robert C. & Reimer, Carol J. Historical Dictionary of German Cinema. Rowman & Littlefield, 2019.
- Von Dassanowsky, Robert. Screening Transcendence: Film Under Austrofascism and the Hollywood Hope, 1933-1938. Indiana University Press, 2018
- Waldman, Harry. Nazi Films in America, 1933-1942. McFarland, 2008.
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