The Waltz King (film)
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| Directed by | Manfred Noa |
| Written by | Curt J. Braun Bobby E. Lüthge |
| Starring | Hans Stüwe Claire Rommer Fred Louis Lerch |
| Cinematography | Willy Goldberger |
| Music by | Eduard Künneke Artur Guttmann |
Production company | Merkur-Film |
| Distributed by | Deutsche First National Pictures |
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Running time | 90 minutes |
| Country | Germany |
| Language | German |
The Waltz King (German: Der Walzerkönig) is a 1930 German historical musical drama film directed by Manfred Noa and starring Hans Stüwe, Claire Rommer and Fred Louis Lerch.[1] It portrays the life of the nineteenth century composer Johann Strauss II. The film's sets were designed by the art director Max Heilbronner. It was distributed by the German branch of First National Pictures.
Cast
[edit]- Hans Stüwe as Johann Strauß
- Claire Rommer as Jetty Treffz
- Fred Louis Lerch as Josef Strauß
- Ida Wüst as Jettys Mutter
- Victor Janson as Fürst Pawlowsky
- Ita Rina as Seine Tochter
- Henri Baudin as Baron Todesco
- Jean Golescu as Zigeunerkapelle
References
[edit]- ^ Schöning p.19
Bibliography
[edit]- Jörg Schöning. Fantaisies russes: russische Filmmacher in Berlin und Paris, 1920–1930. Edition Text + Kritik, 1995.
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Categories:
- 1930 films
- 1930s biographical films
- 1930 musical films
- German biographical films
- German musical films
- Films of the Weimar Republic
- 1930s German-language films
- Films directed by Manfred Noa
- Films set in the 19th century
- Films set in Vienna
- Films about classical music and musicians
- Films about composers
- German black-and-white films
- Films scored by Eduard Künneke
- Films scored by Artur Guttmann
- 1930s German films
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