Viennese Girls

Viennese Girls

1949 · 113 min · ★ 7.3 · Drama, Music

Begun in 1944/45, finished and released in 1949, this is a biography of the composer Carl Michael Ziehrer, who overcomes hypersensitivity in competitive situations which leads initially to failures in both career and romance.

Directed by Willi Forst · Written by Willi Forst

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