Fanny Elssler (1937)
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.
Director: Paul Martin
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Lilian Harvey as Fanny Elßler |
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Willy Birgel as Hofrat Friedrich Gentz |
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Rolf Moebius as Duke of Reichstadt |
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Paul Hoffmann as Metternich |
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Liselotte Schaak as Therese Elssler - Fannys Schwester |
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Ernst Karchow as Dietrichstein |
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Walter Werner as The Maestro Foresti |
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Ernst Sattler as Kammerdiener Lindner |
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Hubert von Meyerinck as Polizeipräfekt |
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Werner Kepich as Französischer Revolutionär |
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Hubert I. Stowitts as Der Prinz im Ballett |
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Erwin Biegel as |
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Johannes Bergfeldt as |
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Angelo Ferrari as |
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André Saint-Germain as |
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Kurt Lenz as |
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Ruth Nimbach as |
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Anna von Palen as |
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Paul Rehkopf as |
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Bruno Ziener as |
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Wolf Dietrich as |
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Ulli Friese as |
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Ursula Friese as |
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Charlie Albert Huber as |
| Directing | Paul Martin | Director |
| Sound | Kurt Schröder | Original Music Composer |
| Editing | Carl Otto Bartning | Editor |
| Writing | Paul Martin | Writer |
| Writing | Eva Leidmann | Writer |
| Camera | Konstantin Irmen-Tschet | Director of Photography |
| Production | Max Pfeiffer | Line Producer |
| Art | Erich Kettelhut | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Manon Hahn | Costume Design |
| Production | Heinz Karchow | Unit Manager |
| Production | Dietrich von Theobald | Unit Manager |
| Directing | Paul Zils | Assistant Director |
| Sound | Fritz Theiry | Sound |
| Sound | Kurt Schröder | Music Director |
| Crew | Jens Keith | Choreographer |
| Crew | Hubert I. Stowitts | Choreographer |