CinemaOSMovie · 1940 · 1h 47m

Operette

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A musician is offered a job in Vienna as stage director, but his disagreements with the aristocratic opera manager end in abrupt firing in spite of a mutual attraction. He's quickly engaged by another theatre and becomes famous for his lavish stage productions and fine acting, which begins their golden age with Suppé and Strauss.

Directed byWilli Forst

Status: Released
Runtime: 1h 47m
Language: DE
Released: December 20, 1940

Studios

Deutsche Forst-Filmproduktion GmbHWien-Film

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited

Starring

Willi Forst

Willi Forst

Franz Jauner

Maria Holst

Maria Holst

Marie Geistinger

Dora Komar

Dora Komar

Emmi Krall, Jauners Ehefrau

Paul Hörbiger

Paul Hörbiger

Alexander Girardi

Leo Slezak

Leo Slezak

Franz von Suppé

Curd Jürgens

Curd Jürgens

Karl Millöcker

Gustav Waldau

Gustav Waldau

Ferdinand

Edmund Schellhammer

Johann Strauß

Siegfried Breuer

Siegfried Breuer

Fürst Hohenburg

Theodor Danegger

Tundler

Creative team

Directed by: Willi Forst
Written by: Willi Forst
Axel Eggebrecht
Produced by: Willi Forst
Karl Hartl

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