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Fanny Elssler
Fanny Elssler
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Fanny Elssler

Original Title: Fanny Elßler

1937
1h 20m
Drama

Status

Released

Release

1937

Runtime

1h 20m

Storyline

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.

Score Distribution

Details

Status
Released
Runtime
1h 20m
Nov 4, 1937
Languages
German
Director
Paul Martin
Paul Martin
Production
UFA
UFA
Production Countries
Germany

Top Cast

11 Cast Members

Lilian Harvey

Lilian Harvey

Fanny Elßler

Willy Birgel

Willy Birgel

Hofrat Friedrich Gentz

Rolf Moebius

Rolf Moebius

Duke of Reichstadt

Paul Hoffmann

Paul Hoffmann

Metternich

Liselotte Schaak

Liselotte Schaak

Therese Elssler - Fannys Schwester

Ernst Karchow

Ernst Karchow

Dietrichstein

Walter Werner

Walter Werner

The Maestro Foresti

Ernst Sattler

Ernst Sattler

Kammerdiener Lindner

Hubert von Meyerinck

Hubert von Meyerinck

Polizeipräfekt

Werner Kepich

Französischer Revolutionär

Hubert I. Stowitts

Der Prinz im Ballett

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