Czardas of Hearts
| Czardas of Hearts | |
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| Directed by | Sándor Szlatinay |
| Written by | Helmuth M. Backhaus Sándor Szlatinay |
| Based on | Servus Peter by Károly Nóti |
| Produced by | Toni Schelkopf |
| Starring | Wolf Albach-Retty Hannelore Bollmann Dorit Kreysler |
| Cinematography | Ernst W. Kalinke |
| Edited by | Hilde Grebner |
| Music by | Willy Mattes |
Production company | Oska-Film |
| Distributed by | Siegel Monopolfilm |
Release date | 26 January 1951 |
Running time | 82 minutes |
| Country | West Germany |
| Language | German |
Czardas of Hearts (German: Czardas der Herzen) is a 1951 West German comedy film directed by Sándor Szlatinay and starring Wolf Albach-Retty, Hannelore Bollmann and Dorit Kreysler.[1] It was shot at the Bavaria Studios in Munich. It was based on the play Servus Peter by Károly Nóti[2] and it is also by this title. An earlier version of the story Hello, Peter! was made by Szlatinay in Hungary in 1939.
Synopsis[edit]
In pre-war Budapest the struggling actor Paul is mistaken for his doppelganger Peter, a celebrated film director. Peter wants a break from the public interest and pressures of his job and hires Paul to masquerades as him for several days.
Cast[edit]
- Wolf Albach-Retty as Peter Tornay / Paul Endre
- Hannelore Bollmann as Eva Tornay
- Edith Klinger as Marika Egressy
- Dorit Kreysler as Lilly
- Iván Petrovich as Tornay senior
- Oskar Sima as Ferenc
- Erik Ode as Gabor Takacs
- Hermann Pfeiffer as Takacs senior
- Elfie Beyer as Gizi Takacs
- Marianne Koch as Reporterin
References[edit]
Bibliography[edit]
- Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.
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