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Royal Waltz

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Royal Waltz
Directed byJean Grémillon
Written by
Produced byKarl Ritter
Starring
CinematographyKonstantin Irmen-Tschet
Edited byKlaus Stapenhorst
Music byFranz Doelle
Production
company
Distributed byACE
Release date
  • 3 January 1936 (1936-01-03)
Running time
95 minutes
Countries
  • France
  • Germany
LanguageFrench

Royal Waltz (French: Valse royale) is a 1936 French-German historical film directed by Jean Grémillon and starring Henri Garat, Renée Saint-Cyr and Christian-Gérard.[1]

It is the French-language version of the German film Königswalzer, made in Berlin by UFA. The film's art direction was by Robert Herlth and Walter Röhrig. Raoul Ploquin, who specialised in co-productions acted as supervisor.

Synopsis

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In Munich in 1852 Michel de Thalberg, the Austrian envoy to arrange a dynastic marriage with Bavaria falls in love but finds his plans thwarted until he is assisted by the intervention of Princess Elisabeth.

Cast

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References

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  1. ^ Crisp p.409

Bibliography

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  • Crisp, Colin. Genre, Myth and Convention in the French Cinema, 1929-1939. Indiana University Press, 2002.
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