Movie·1937·1h 20m
Fanny Elssler
Country
Germany
Language
German
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The Story
Original title: Fanny Elßler
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.
Written By
Eva Leidmann
Cinematography
Konstantin Irmen-Tschet
Music
Kurt Schröder
Editor
Carl Otto Bartning
Production House
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Cast
Lilian Harvey
Fanny Elßler
Willy Birgel
Hofrat Friedrich Gentz
Rolf Moebius
Duke of Reichstadt
Paul Hoffmann
Metternich
Liselotte Schaak
Therese Elssler - Fannys Schwester
Ernst Karchow
Dietrichstein
Walter Werner
The Maestro Foresti
Ernst Sattler
Kammerdiener Lindner
Hubert von Meyerinck
Polizeipräfekt
Werner Kepich
Französischer Revolutionär
Hubert I. Stowitts
Der Prinz im Ballett
Erwin Biegel
Johannes Bergfeldt
Angelo Ferrari
André Saint-Germain
Kurt Lenz
Ruth Nimbach
Anna von Palen
// crew
Crew
Paul Martin
Director, Writer
Kurt Schröder
Original Music Composer
Carl Otto Bartning
Editor
Eva Leidmann
Writer
Konstantin Irmen-Tschet
Director of Photography
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