The Royal Waltz (1936)
In 1852, the young Austrian emperor Franz Joseph persuades his friend, Count Michel de Thalberg, to act as a go-between in his love affair with the Bavarian duchess Elisabeth. Not long after his arrival in Munch, Thalberg has an embarrassing encounter in a public garden with an attractive young woman. The innocent incident is misinterpreted by a passer-by who, recognising the woman as the youngest daughter of Ludwig Tomasini, a highly respected caterer, persuades her father that she should marry the man who flirted with her to avoid a scandal (FilmsdeFrance).
Director: Jean Grémillon
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Henri Garat as Michel de Thalberg |
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Renée Saint-Cyr as Thérèse Tomasoni |
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Christian Gérard as Pilou |
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Adrien Le Gallo as Le roi Max de Bavière |
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Mila Parély as Annie Tomasini |
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Bernard Lancret as L'empereur François Joseph d'Autriche |
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Alla Donell as La princesse Elisabeth de Bavière, nommée Sissi |
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Gustave Gallet as Ludwig Tomasoni |
| Directing | Jean Grémillon | Director |
| Writing | Walter Forster | Writer |
| Production | Karl Ritter | Producer |
| Writing | Emil Burri | Writer |
| Editing | Klaus Stapenhorst | Editor |
| Art | Robert Herlth | Production Design |
| Art | Walter Röhrig | Production Design |
| Sound | Franz Doelle | Music |
| Writing | Henry Falk | Writer |
| Camera | Konstantin Irmen-Tschet | Director of Photography |