The House of the Three Girls

The House of the Three Girls

1958 · 102 min · ★ 7.9 · Romance, Drama, Music

Vienna, 1826. The penniless composer Franz Schubert lives with friends in the house of court glazier Tschöll and his wife. Because of their three beautiful daughters, Hederl, Haiderl, and Hannerl, the property is called the "Three Girls' House." Hederl and Haiderl celebrate a double wedding with the gentlemen, master saddler Bruneder and postmaster Binder. Due to an intrigue by soprano Lucia Grisi, Hannerl, with whom Schubert is in love but dares not reveal herself, turns away from him and marries singer Franz von Schober. Schubert is left with nothing but music.

Directed by Ernst Marischka · Written by Ernst Marischka

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Karlheinz Böhm Franz Schubert
Rudolf Schock Franz von Schober
Johanna Matz Hannerl Tschöll
Magda Schneider Frau Tschöll
Gustav Knuth Christian Tschöll
Helga Neuner Heiderl Tschöll
Gerda Siegl Hederl Tschöll
Erich Kunz Johann Mayrhofer
Eberhard Wächter J.M. Vogl - Hofopernsänger
Helmuth Lohner Moritz von Schwind
Albert Rueprecht Leopold Kupelwieser
Richard Romanowsky Diabelli

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