| Royal Waltz | |
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| Directed by | Jean Grémillon |
| Written by | |
| Produced by | Karl Ritter |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Konstantin Irmen-Tschet |
| Edited by | Klaus Stapenhorst |
| Music by | Franz Doelle |
| Production company | UFA |
| Distributed by | ACE |
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| Running time | 95 minutes |
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| Language | French |
Royal Waltz (French: Valse royale) is a 1936 French-German historical film directed by Jean Grémillon and starring Henri Garat, Renée Saint-Cyr and Christian-Gérard.
It is the French-language version of the German film Königswalzer, made in Berlin by UFA. The film's art direction was by Robert Herlth and Walter Röhrig. Raoul Ploquin, who specialised in co-productions acted as supervisor.
Synopsis
In Munich in 1852 Michel de Thalberg, the Austrian envoy to arrange a dynastic marriage with Bavaria falls in love but finds his plans thwarted until he is assisted by the intervention of Princess Elisabeth.
Cast
- Henri Garat as Michel de Thalberg
- Renée Saint-Cyr as Thérèse Tomasoni
- Christian-Gérard as Pilou
- Adrien Le Gallo as Le roi Max de Bavière
- Mila Parély as Annie Tomasini
- Bernard Lancret as L'empereur François Joseph d'Autriche
- Alla Donell as La princesse Elisabeth de Bavière, nommée Sissi
- Gustave Gallet as Ludwig Tomasoni
- Lucien Dayle as Gargamus
- Geymond Vital as René
- Edmond Beauchamp as Maps
- Georges Prieur as Le comte Thalberg
- Jean Aymé as de Borney
- Gaston Dubosc
- Georgette Lamoureux
References
- Crisp p.409
Bibliography
- Crisp, Colin. Genre, Myth and Convention in the French Cinema, 1929-1939. Indiana University Press, 2002.
External links
- Royal Waltz at IMDb
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