The Eternal Waltz
The Eternal Waltz (German: Ewiger Walzer) is a 1954 West German drama film dramatizing the life of Johann Strauss II.[1] The initial story was written by Hanns Marschall and Ruth Charlotte Silbermann, and the film itself was written by Alexander Lix; the adaptation was by Paul Verhoeven who also directed the film.
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| Directed by | Paul Verhoeven |
| Produced by | Carl W. Tetting |
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| Music by | Alois Melichar |
| Cinematography | Franz Koch |
| Edited by | Gertrud Hinz-Nischwitz |
Production company | Rotary-Film |
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Running time | 97 minutes |
| Country | West Germany |
| Language | German |
It was shot at the Bavaria Studios in Munich and on location in Vienna. The film's sets were designed by the art director Franz Bi and Bruno Monden.
Cast
- Bernhard Wicki as Johann Strauss II
- Hilde Krahl as Henrietta Treffz
- Annemarie Düringer as Adele
- Friedl Loor as Marie Geistinger
- Lis van Essen as Olga
- Willy Trenk-Trebitsch as Leibrock, Valet
- Hans Putz as Alexander Girardi
- Ulrich Bettac as Director Steiner
- Arnulf Schröder as Jacques Offenbach
- Hermann Thimig as Carl Haslinger
- Leonard Steckel as Baron Carlo Todesco
- Michael Toost as Baron Victor Todesco
- Eduard Strauss Jr. as Eduard Strauss
- Josef Hendrichs as Josef Strauss
- Elisabeth Neumann-Viertel as Mother Strauß
- Waldemar Frahm as Anton, First Violinist
- Alma Seidler as Fürstin Metternich
- Gert Fröbe as Gawrinoff
- Ellen Hille as Anastasia
- Claus Biederstaedt as Gregor
- Erik Frey as Kaiser Franz Josef
- Harry Hardt as Professor Billroth
- Maria Eis as Princess Metternich
- Karlheinz Böhm
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References
- Bock & Bergfelder p. 529
Bibliography
- Bock, Hans-Michael; Bergfelder, Tim, eds. (2009). The Concise Cinegraph: Encyclopaedia of German Cinema. New York: Berghahn Books. ISBN 978-1-57181-655-9.
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