Fanny Elssler
1937 · 80 min · ★ 7.5 · Drama, History, Music, Romance
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.
Directed by Paul Martin · Written by Eva Leidmann
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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 - W Werner Kepich Französischer Revolutionär
- H Hubert I. Stowitts Der Prinz im Ballett
- E Erwin Biegel
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