The Csardas King
The Csardas King (German: Der Czardas-König) is a 1958 West German musical film directed by Harald Philipp and starring Gerhard Riedmann, Rudolf Schock and Elma Karlowa.[1] It is a biopic of the life of the Hungarian operetta composer Emmerich Kalman.
| The Csardas King | |
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| Directed by | Harald Philipp |
| Produced by | Artur Brauner |
| Written by | Helmuth M. Backhaus Janne Furch Harald Philipp Curt Riess Leo Stein Hans Wilhelm |
| Starring | Gerhard Riedmann Rudolf Schock Elma Karlowa |
| Music by | Emmerich Kalman |
| Cinematography | Fritz Arno Wagner |
| Edited by | Johanna Meisel |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Constantin Film |
Release date | 15 August 1958 |
Running time | 96 minutes |
| Country | West Germany |
| Language | German |
The film's sets were designed by the art directors Helmut Nentwig and Heinrich Weidemann. It was shot at the Spandau Studios in Berlin and on location in Budapest. It was made in Eastmancolor.
Cast
- Gerhard Riedmann as Emmerich Kalman / Imre Kalman
- Rudolf Schock as Janos
- Elma Karlowa as Ilonka
- Sabine Bethmann as Helene
- Marina Orschel as Vera
- Hubert von Meyerinck as Szegedy
- Richard Häussler as Graf Riedern
- Camilla Spira as Frau Kalman
- Richard Allan as Stefan
- Monika Dahlberg as Rozsi
- Alice Treff as Countess Tabory
- Béla Pásztor as Bela, Zigeunerprimas
- Maly Delschaft as Hauswirtin
- Gerd Frickhöffer
- Kurt Waitzmann as Kriektor Karscak
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References
- Bock & Bergfelder p.61
Bibliography
- Bock, Hans-Michael & Bergfelder, Tim. The Concise CineGraph. Encyclopedia of German Cinema. Berghahn Books, 2009.
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