Operetta
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7.2A musician is offered a job in Vienna as stage director, but his disagreements with the aristocratic opera manager end in abrupt firing in spite of a mutual attraction. He's quickly engaged by another theatre and becomes famous for his lavish stage productions and fine acting, which begins their golden age with Suppé and Strauss.
Released: 1940-12-20107 minDir: Willi ForstMusic, Drama
Cast
- Willi Forst as Franz Jauner
- Maria Holst as Marie Geistinger
- Dora Komar as Emmi Krall, Jauners Ehefrau
- Paul Hörbiger as Alexander Girardi
- Leo Slezak as Franz von Suppé
- Curd Jürgens as Karl Millöcker
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Key dates
- Published
- 20 December 1940
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- musical film
- Country of origin
- Germany
- Original language
- German
- Director
- Karl Hartl
- Screenwriter
- Willi Forst
- Composer
- Willy Schmidt-Gentner
- Producer
- Willi Forst
- Production company
- Wien-Film
- Narrative location
- Vienna
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Connections
Categories
1940 films1940 German films1940 German-language films1940s historical musical filmsAustrian historical musical filmsFilms directed by Willi ForstFilms of Nazi GermanyFilms scored by Willy Schmidt-GentnerFilms set in the 19th centuryFilms set in ViennaGerman black-and-white filmsGerman historical musical films