The Count of Luxemburg (1957 film)

1957 film

The Count of Luxemburg
German film poster

German	Der Graf von Luxemburg

Directed by	Werner Jacobs
Written by	Robert Bodanzky (libretto) Fritz Böttger Willibald Eser Rudolf S. Joseph A. M. Willner (operetta)
Based on	The Count of Luxemburg by Franz Lehár
Produced by	Artur Brauner Carl Szokoll
Starring	Gerhard Riedmann Renate Holm Gunther Philipp
Cinematography	Friedl Behn-Grund
Edited by	Annemarie Rokoss Walter Wischniewsky
Music by	Franz Lehár (operetta)
Production company	CCC Film
Distributed by	Constantin Film
Release date	18 December 1957 (1957-12-18)
Running time	91 minutes
Country	West Germany
Language	German

The Count of Luxemburg (German: Der Graf von Luxemburg) is a 1957 West German musical comedy film directed by Werner Jacobs and starring Gerhard Riedmann, Renate Holm and Gunther Philipp. It is based on the 1909 operetta The Count of Luxemburg by Franz Lehár.

It was made at the Spandau Studios in Berlin and on location in Croatia. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Emil Hasler and Paul Markwitz. It was shot using Eastmancolor.

Cast

Gerhard Riedmann as René, Count of Luxemburg
Renate Holm as Angèle, singer
Gunther Philipp as Brissard, painter
Susi Nicoletti as Caroline, Hereditary Countess of Luxembourg
Gustav Knuth as Prince Basil Basilowitsch
Alice Kessler as Fritzi
Ellen Kessler as Franzi
Hans Olden as Paul Pawlowitsch, envoy
Erika von Thellmann as Frau Pawlowitsch
Theodor Danegger as Grand duke Michail Michailowitsch
Hugo Lindinger as van Megeren, Gerichtsvollzieher
Herbert Weissbach as Hassling, Gerichtsvollzieher
Gerold Wanke as Robert, Bildhauer
Gustl Weishappel as Albert, painter
Clarissa Stolz as Sophia Laurentia
Germaine Damar as Brissard's model

References

Hake, Sabine (2009). Bock, Hans-Michael; Bergfelder, Tim (eds.). The Concise Cinegraph: Encyclopaedia of German Cinema. New York: Berghahn Books. p. 33. doi:10.2307/j.ctt1x76dm6. ISBN 978-1571816559. JSTOR j.ctt1x76dm6. S2CID 252868046.

External links

The Count of Luxemburg at IMDb

v t e Films directed by Werner Jacobs
The Blue and White Lion (1952) Street Serenade (1953) Guitars of Love (1954) André and Ursula (1955) Santa Lucia (1956) San Salvatore (1956) The Beggar Student (1956) The Simple Girl (1957) The Count of Luxemburg (1957) Munchhausen in Africa (1958) The Star of Santa Clara (1958) Here I Am, Here I Stay (1959) A Summer You Will Never Forget (1959) Conny and Peter Make Music (1960) The White Horse Inn (1960) Mariandl (1961) Drei Liebesbriefe aus Tirol (1962) Freddy and the Song of the South Pacific (1962) Mariandl's Homecoming (1962) The Merry Widow (1962) The Model Boy (1963) Homesick for St. Pauli (1963) ...denn die Musik und die Liebe in Tirol (1963) Help, My Bride Steals (1964) In Bed by Eight (1965) Heidi (1965) Aunt Frieda (1965) The Sinful Village (1966) Onkel Filser (1966) Murderers Club of Brooklyn (1967) When Ludwig Goes on Manoeuvres (1967) The Heathens of Kummerow (1967) Zur Hölle mit den Paukern (1968) Zum Teufel mit der Penne (1968) Charley's Uncle (1969) Heintje: A Heart Goes on a Journey (1969) Hurra, die Schule brennt! (1969) What Is the Matter with Willi? (1970) Heintje - Mein bester Freund (1970) Twenty Girls and the Teachers (1971) Morgen fällt die Schule aus (1971) Our Willi Is the Best (1971) Willi Manages the Whole Thing (1972) My Daughter, Your Daughter (1972) Old Barge, Young Love (1973) The Flying Classroom (1973) Schwarzwaldfahrt aus Liebeskummer (1974) Auch ich war nur ein mittelmäßiger Schüler(1974) Zwei himmlische Dickschädel (1974)

Films directed by Werner Jacobs

The Blue and White Lion (1952)
Street Serenade (1953)
Guitars of Love (1954)
André and Ursula (1955)
Santa Lucia (1956)
San Salvatore (1956)
The Beggar Student (1956)
The Simple Girl (1957)
The Count of Luxemburg (1957)
Munchhausen in Africa (1958)
The Star of Santa Clara (1958)
Here I Am, Here I Stay (1959)
A Summer You Will Never Forget (1959)
Conny and Peter Make Music (1960)
The White Horse Inn (1960)
Mariandl (1961)
Drei Liebesbriefe aus Tirol (1962)
Freddy and the Song of the South Pacific (1962)
Mariandl's Homecoming (1962)
The Merry Widow (1962)
The Model Boy (1963)
Homesick for St. Pauli (1963)
...denn die Musik und die Liebe in Tirol (1963)
Help, My Bride Steals (1964)
In Bed by Eight (1965)
Heidi (1965)
Aunt Frieda (1965)
The Sinful Village (1966)
Onkel Filser (1966)
Murderers Club of Brooklyn (1967)
When Ludwig Goes on Manoeuvres (1967)
The Heathens of Kummerow (1967)
Zur Hölle mit den Paukern (1968)
Zum Teufel mit der Penne (1968)
Charley's Uncle (1969)
Heintje: A Heart Goes on a Journey (1969)
Hurra, die Schule brennt! (1969)
What Is the Matter with Willi? (1970)
Heintje - Mein bester Freund (1970)
Twenty Girls and the Teachers (1971)
Morgen fällt die Schule aus (1971)
Our Willi Is the Best (1971)
Willi Manages the Whole Thing (1972)
My Daughter, Your Daughter (1972)
Old Barge, Young Love (1973)
The Flying Classroom (1973)
Schwarzwaldfahrt aus Liebeskummer (1974)
Auch ich war nur ein mittelmäßiger Schüler(1974)
Zwei himmlische Dickschädel (1974)

v t e Franz Lehár
List of operas and operettas
Operettas	Kukuschka (1896) Der Göttergatte (1904) Tatjana (1905) The Merry Widow (1905) Der Graf von Luxemburg (1909) Gipsy Love (1910) The Count of Luxembourg (1911) Die ideale Gattin (1913) Endlich allein (1914) Where the Lark Sings (1918) Die Tangokönigin (1921) Paganini (1925) Der Zarewitsch (1926) The Land of Smiles (1929) Schön ist die Welt (1930) Giuditta (1934)
Films	Where the Lark Sings (1936) The Count of Luxemburg (1957) The Count of Luxemburg (1972)
Ballets	The Merry Widow Vienna Waltzes
Other	"Yours Is My Heart Alone" (from The Land of Smiles) Lehár Villa Anton Lehár (brother)

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