
Film
Fanny Elssler
1937 · 1h 20m · Drama · History · Music
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Overview
Prince Klemens von Metternich orders Friedrich Gentz, one of his aides, to keep the Duke of Reichstadt---Napoleon Francois Joseph Charles---son of Napoleon and heir to the French throne, from thinking about French politics. Gentz enlists the help of ballerina Fanny Elsser, all the rage in several European capitals, to keep the Duke distracted.
Cast

Lilian Harvey
Fanny Elßler

Willy Birgel
Hofrat Friedrich Gentz

Rolf Moebius
Duke of Reichstadt

Paul Hoffmann
Metternich

Liselotte Schaak
Therese Elssler - Fannys Schwester

Ernst Karchow
Dietrichstein

Walter Werner
The Maestro Foresti

Ernst Sattler
Kammerdiener Lindner

Hubert von Meyerinck
Polizeipräfekt
Werner Kepich
Französischer Revolutionär
Hubert I. Stowitts
Der Prinz im Ballett
Erwin Biegel
Johannes Bergfeldt

Angelo Ferrari
André Saint-Germain
Kurt Lenz
Crew
- Paul MartinDirector · Writer
- Eva LeidmannWriter
- Konstantin Irmen-TschetDirector of Photography
- Kurt SchröderOriginal Music Composer
- Carl Otto BartningEditor
Details
- Release date
- November 4, 1937
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- German
- Runtime
- 1h 20m
- Genres
- Drama, History, Music, Romance
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