The Royal Waltz (1955 film)

1955 film

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The Royal Waltz

Directed by	Victor Tourjansky
Written by	Emil Burri Walter Forster
Produced by	Klaus Stapenhorst
Starring	Marianne Koch Michael Cramer Linda Geiser
Cinematography	Franz Koch
Music by	Carl Loubé
Production companies	Bavaria Film Carlton Film
Distributed by	Neue Filmverleih
Release date	6 October 1955 (1955-10-06)
Running time	93 minutes
Country	West Germany
Language	German

The Royal Waltz (German: Königswalzer) is a 1955 West German musical film romance film directed by Victor Tourjansky starring Marianne Koch, Michael Cramer and Linda Geiser. It is a remake of the 1935 film of the same name, part of the tradition of operetta films. It was shot at the Bavaria Studios in Munich and the Carlton Studios in the same city. Location shooting took place in Munich's Englischer Garten and Nymphenburg Palace. The film's sets were designed by the art director Hermann Warm.

Synopsis

Austrian Count von Tettenbach is sent by Emperor Franz Joseph to Munich to ask the King of Bavaria Maximilian for the hand in marriage of his daughter Prinzessin Elisabeth. While there he falls in love with Therese, the daughter of a cafe owner, and eventually marries her.

Cast

Marianne Koch as Therese
Michael Cramer as Graf Ferdinand von Tettenbach
Joe Stöckel as Ludwig Tomasoni
Linda Geiser as Prinzessin Elisabeth 'Sissi'
Hans Fitz as König Max II
Hans Leibelt as Minister Dönniges
Sabine Hahn as Anni Tomasoni
Ellen Frank as Herzogin
Harry Hardt as Leutnant Hakenstaller
Harry Halm as Zeremoniemeister
Hans Danninger as Ober Alois
Walter Sedlmayr as Konditor Franz
Willy Rösner as Revolutionär Pfandl
Willem Holsboer as Revolutionär Brandmeyer

References

Bock & Bergfelder p.456

Bibliography

Bock, Hans-Michael & Bergfelder, Tim. The Concise CineGraph. Encyclopedia of German Cinema. Berghahn Books, 2009.
Waldman, Harry. Nazi Films in America, 1933–1942. McFarland, 2008.

External links

The Royal Waltz at IMDb
Cinema.de

v t e Films by Victor Tourjansky
The Masked Woman (1924) That Scoundrel Morin (1924) Prince Charming (1925) Michel Strogoff (1926) Tempest (1928) The Adventurer (1928) Volga Volga (1928) Manolescu (1929) The Eaglet (1931) The Duke of Reichstadt (1931) The Unknown Singer (1931) Student's Hotel (1932) The Orderly (1933) Volga in Flames (1934) The Battle (1934) Dark Eyes (1935) The World's in Love (1935) La Peur (1936) City of Anatol (1936) Wells in Flames (1937) The Lie of Nina Petrovna (1937) Faded Melody (1938) Secret Code LB 17 (1938) The Blue Fox (1938) The Postmaster's Daughter (1938) The Governor (1939) A Woman Like You (1939) Enemies (1940) The Chaste Beloved (1940) Illusion (1941) Love Stories (1943) Tonelli (1943) Orient Express (1944) Three Times Comedy (1945) The Blue Straw Hat (1949) The Man Who Wanted to Live Twice (1950) Chased by the Devil (1950) Marriage for One Night (1953) Salto Mortale (1953) Arlette Conquers Paris (1953) Daybreak (1954) Island of the Dead (1955) The Royal Waltz (1955) The Goddess of Love (1957) Heart Without Mercy (1958) Herod the Great (1959) Prisoner of the Volga (1959) The Cossacks (1960) The Pharaohs' Woman (1960) The Triumph of Michael Strogoff (1961) A Queen for Caesar (1962)

Films by Victor Tourjansky

The Masked Woman (1924)
That Scoundrel Morin (1924)
Prince Charming (1925)
Michel Strogoff (1926)
Tempest (1928)
The Adventurer (1928)
Volga Volga (1928)
Manolescu (1929)
The Eaglet (1931)
The Duke of Reichstadt (1931)
The Unknown Singer (1931)
Student's Hotel (1932)
The Orderly (1933)
Volga in Flames (1934)
The Battle (1934)
Dark Eyes (1935)
The World's in Love (1935)
La Peur (1936)
City of Anatol (1936)
Wells in Flames (1937)
The Lie of Nina Petrovna (1937)
Faded Melody (1938)
Secret Code LB 17 (1938)
The Blue Fox (1938)
The Postmaster's Daughter (1938)
The Governor (1939)
A Woman Like You (1939)
Enemies (1940)
The Chaste Beloved (1940)
Illusion (1941)
Love Stories (1943)
Tonelli (1943)
Orient Express (1944)
Three Times Comedy (1945)
The Blue Straw Hat (1949)
The Man Who Wanted to Live Twice (1950)
Chased by the Devil (1950)
Marriage for One Night (1953)
Salto Mortale (1953)
Arlette Conquers Paris (1953)
Daybreak (1954)
Island of the Dead (1955)
The Royal Waltz (1955)
The Goddess of Love (1957)
Heart Without Mercy (1958)
Herod the Great (1959)
Prisoner of the Volga (1959)
The Cossacks (1960)
The Pharaohs' Woman (1960)
The Triumph of Michael Strogoff (1961)
A Queen for Caesar (1962)

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