The Congress Dances (1955 film)
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Directed by | Franz Antel |
Written by | Kurt Nachmann |
Produced by | Erich von Neusser |
Starring | Johanna Matz Rudolf Prack Hannelore Bollmann |
Cinematography | Georg Bruckbauer |
Edited by | Arnfried Heyne Rudolf Zehetgruber |
Music by | Werner R. Heymann |
Production companies | Cosmos Film Neusser-Film |
Distributed by | Gloria Film |
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Running time | 105 minutes |
Country | Austria |
Language | German |
The Congress Dances (German: Der Kongreß tanzt) is a 1955 Austrian historical musical film directed by Franz Antel and starring Johanna Matz, Rudolf Prack and Hannelore Bollmann.[1] It is a remake of the 1930 film The Congress Dances, about a romance that takes place during the Congress of Vienna in 1814.
The film was shot in Eastmancolor, with sets designed by art directors Isabella and Werner Schlichting.
Cast
- Johanna Matz as Christl Weinzinger
- Rudolf Prack as Czar Alexander I / Uralsky
- Hannelore Bollmann as Babette
- Marte Harell as Countess Ballansky
- Jester Naefe as Lydia
- Hans Moser as Schöberl
- Josef Meinrad as Franzl Eder
- Gunther Philipp as Pepi Gallinger
- Karl Schönböck as Count Metternich
- Oskar Sima as Bibikoff
- Paul Westermeier as Franz
- Ernst Waldbrunn as Schabzigl
- Ilse Peternell as Lisel
- Rosa Albach-Retty
- Fritz Muliar
- C.W. Fernbach
- Karl Fochler
- Raoul Retzer
- Peter Czejke
- Kathrin Oginski
References
- ^ Bock & Bergfelder p.374
Bibliography
- Bock, Hans-Michael & Bergfelder, Tim. The Concise CineGraph. Encyclopedia of German Cinema. Berghahn Books, 2009.
External links
Categories:
- 1955 films
- 1950s musical films
- 1950s romantic comedy films
- 1950s historical films
- Austrian films
- Austrian romantic comedy films
- Austrian musical films
- Austrian historical films
- German-language films
- Films directed by Franz Antel
- Films set in Vienna
- Films set in the 1810s
- German film remakes
- Balls (dance party) in films
- Cultural depictions of Klemens von Metternich
- Austrian film stubs