| Elisabeth of Austria | |
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| Directed by | Adolf Trotz |
| Written by | |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Frederik Fuglsang |
| Edited by | Géza Pollatschik |
| Music by | Felix Günther |
Production company | Gottschalk Tonfilm |
| Distributed by | Union-Film |
Release date |
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Running time | 84 minutes |
| Country | Germany |
| Language | German |
Elisabeth of Austria (German: Elisabeth von Österreich) is a 1931 German historical drama film directed by Adolf Trotz and starring Lil Dagover, Paul Otto, and Maria Matray.[1] It is a biopic of Empress Elisabeth of Austria. It was shot at the EFA Studios in Berlin with sets designed by the art director Franz Schroedter.
Plot
[edit]Empress Elizabeth of Austria (Lil Dagover) is a free spirit expected to conform herself in a regal manner and wed to Franz Joseph (Paul Otto) . Elizabeth cannot stand her royal life and all its protocol and decides to run away from the royal court to live a carefree existence among the people.
Cast
[edit]- Lil Dagover as Elisabeth of Austria
- Paul Otto as Franz Joseph
- Maria Matray as Fanny Angerer
- Charlotte Ander as Mary Vetsera
- Ekkehard Arendt as Crown Prince Rudolph
- Ida Perry as Archduchess Sophie
- Ludwig Stössel as Bratfisch
- Sergius Sax as Crown Prince Ludwig
- Ida Wüst as Jolanda Szoerek
- Eugen Burg
- Michael von Newlinsky
- Olga Limburg
- Toni Tetzlaff
- Henry Berg
- Robert Leffler
- Magnus Stifter
- Bernd Aldor
- Gustl Gstettenbaur
- Fritz Greiner
References
[edit]- ^ Bock & Bergfelder, p. 78.
Bibliography
[edit]- Bock, Hans-Michael; Bergfelder, Tim, eds. (2009). The Concise Cinegraph: Encyclopaedia of German Cinema. New York: Berghahn Books. ISBN 978-1-57181-655-9.
External links
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