''Fanny Elssler'' (german: Die Erlebnisse der berühmten Tänzerin Fanny Elßler) is a 1920 German
historical film directed by
Friedrich Zelnik
Frederic Zelnik (born Friedrich Zelnik, 17 May 1885 – 29 November 1950) was an Austrian producer, director, and actor. He was one of the most important producers-directors of the German silent cinema. Zelnik achieved success through period oper ...
and starring
Lya Mara,
Ernst Hofmann
Ernst Karl Heinrich Hofmann (7 December 1880 – 27 April 1945) was a German stage and film actor.
Selected filmography
* '' The White Roses'' (1916)
* '' Dr. Hart's Diary'' (1917)
* '' Countess Kitchenmaid'' (1918)
* '' Ikarus, the Flying Man ...
, and
Rudolf Forster
Rudolf Forster (30 October 1884 – 25 October 1968) was an Austrian film actor. He appeared in more than 100 films between 1914 and 1968. His autobiography ''Das Spiel, mein Leben'' was published by Propyläen Verlag in 1967. He was born in Grà ...
.
It is based on the life of the nineteenth century Austrian dancer
Fanny Elssler.
The film's sets were designed by the
art director
Art director is the title for a variety of similar job functions in theater, advertising, marketing, publishing, fashion, film industry, film and television, the Internet, and video games.
It is the charge of a sole art director to supervise and ...
Fritz Lederer.
Cast
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Lya Mara as
Fanny Elssler
*
Ernst Hofmann
Ernst Karl Heinrich Hofmann (7 December 1880 – 27 April 1945) was a German stage and film actor.
Selected filmography
* '' The White Roses'' (1916)
* '' Dr. Hart's Diary'' (1917)
* '' Countess Kitchenmaid'' (1918)
* '' Ikarus, the Flying Man ...
as
Herzog von Reichstadt
*
Rudolf Forster
Rudolf Forster (30 October 1884 – 25 October 1968) was an Austrian film actor. He appeared in more than 100 films between 1914 and 1968. His autobiography ''Das Spiel, mein Leben'' was published by Propyläen Verlag in 1967. He was born in Grà ...
as
Gentz
*
Heinrich Peer
Heinrich Peer (25 November 1867 – 13 May 1927) was an Austrian stage and film actor.Hardt p. 221 He appeared in around a hundred films during the silent era.
Selected filmography
* ''Where Is Coletti?'' (1913)
* '' The Blue Mouse'' (1913)
* ' ...
as
Metternich
Klemens Wenzel Nepomuk Lothar, Prince of Metternich-Winneburg zu Beilstein ; german: Klemens Wenzel Nepomuk Lothar Fürst von Metternich-Winneburg zu Beilstein (15 May 1773 – 11 June 1859), known as Klemens von Metternich or Prince Metternic ...
*
Josef Reithofer
Josef Reithofer (1883–1950) was an Austrian stage and film actor.
Selected filmography
* '' In the Line of Duty'' (1917)
* ''Without Witnesses'' (1919)
* '' The Dancer from Tanagra'' (1920)
* ''The Princess of the Nile'' (1920)
* ''Fanny Elssl ...
as Lord Ebester
*
Ilka Grüning
*
Karl Harbacher
Karl Harbacher (1879–1943) was an Austrian actor.
Selected filmography
* '' Miss Piccolo'' (1914)
* '' No Sin on the Alpine Pastures'' (1915)
* ''Fanny Elssler'' (1920)
* '' Das blaue Duell'' (1920)
* ''The Adventuress of Monte Carlo'' (1921)
* ...
*Hilde Arndt
*
Karl Platen
Karl Platen (6 March 1877 – 4 July 1952) was a German actor and cinematographer known for '' Girl in the Moon'' (1929) and '' M'' (1931).
Biography
Karl Platen was born as Carl Platen on March 6, 1877 in Halle an der Saale, Germany. He died ...
References
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1920s biographical films
1920s historical films
German biographical films
German historical films
Films of the Weimar Republic
Films directed by Frederic Zelnik
German silent feature films
Films set in Vienna
Films set in the 19th century
Cultural depictions of Klemens von Metternich
Cultural depictions of dancers
Cultural depictions of Austrian women
Films set in the Austrian Empire
1920s German films
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