Philharmonic (1944)
Alexander Schonath is an exceptionally gifted musician who plays first violin in a philharmonic orchestra. But when the orchestra runs into financial difficulties, Alexander is the first to leave and join a dance band – the other musicians, especially his father, see him as a "deserter." In Alexander's absence, his younger, perpetually sickly brother Hans makes a career in the philharmonic and becomes engaged to Maria, the daughter of the orchestra's chairman, Herbert Hartwig.
Director: Paul Verhoeven
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Eugen Klöpfer as Vater Schonath |
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Will Quadflieg as Alexander Schonath |
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Irene von Meyendorff as Maria Hartwig |
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Erich Ponto as Orchesterdiener Straehle |
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Kirsten Heiberg as Heddy Lindt |
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Elisabeth Flickenschildt as Konzertagentin Fuchs |
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O.E. Hasse as Konzertagent Urdoi |
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Franz Schafheitlin as Ministerialrat |
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Erika von Thellmann as Frau Brettschneider |
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Theodor Loos as Herbert Hartwig |
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Malte Jaeger as Hans Schonath |
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Erich Fiedler as Schneemann |
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Angelo Ferrari as |
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Ernst Pittschau as |
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Paul Rehkopf as Mack |
| Directing | Paul Verhoeven | Director |