Vienna, City of My Dreams

Vienna, City of My Dreams

1957 · 104 min · ★ 7.0 · Romance, Music, Comedy

In the made-up country of Alanien, King Alexander I has been overthrown while abroad. Now, he's in Vienna with his daughter, the city of his fondest memories since studying there as a boy. It doesn't take long for the charm of Vienna to work its magic on the former king: he quickly comes to terms with the new situation and is able to enjoy the Austrian capital sans all the ceremony and trappings which would otherwise accompany him on a state visit. The princess is content with preparing herself for a career as a pianist concert, while the former king takes a job as a chauffeur in the embassy of the country he once ruled. The revolutionaries are shocked; and his days in Vienna are numbered.

Directed by Willi Forst · Written by Willi Forst

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Adrian Hoven Peter Lehnert, Musikprofessor
Erika Remberg Sandra, Prinzessin von Alanien
Hans Holt Alexander I., König von Alanien
Hertha Feiler Elisabeth Seyboldt
Oskar Sima Gesandter von Trotum
Paul Hörbiger Vater Lehnert
Alma Seidler Mutter Lehnert
Jane Tilden Klara von Trotum
Richard Romanowsky Katzelseder
Erwin Strahl Mirko
Hannes Schiel Morosos
Lilly Stepanek Mrs. von Waldegg

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