''Maria Theresa'' (German: ''Maria Theresia'') is a 1951 Austrian
historical drama film
In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super ...
directed by
Emil E. Reinert and starring
Paula Wessely,
Fred Liewehr and
Marianne Schönauer.
[Fritsche p.64] It portrays the life of the eighteenth century
Habsburg Empress
Maria Theresa.
It was produced by star Paula Wessely's own production company. The film's sets were designed by the
art director Werner Schlichting
Werner Schlichting (1904–1996) was a German art director who worked on over a hundred films during a lengthy career. He worked on a number of Austrian films including '' The Congress Dances'' and '' The Last Ten Days'' (1955).Fritsche p.253
Sel ...
. Some
location shooting
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took place at the
Schönbrunn Palace
Schönbrunn Palace (german: Schloss Schönbrunn ; Central Bavarian: ''Schloss Scheenbrunn'') was the main summer residence of the Habsburg rulers, located in Hietzing, Vienna. The name ''Schönbrunn'' (meaning “beautiful spring”) has its root ...
in
Vienna
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Cast
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Paula Wessely as Maria Theresia
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Fred Liewehr as Franz I.
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Marianne Schönauer as Maria Valeria von Aliano, spätere Fürstin Trautperg
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Rosa Albach-Retty as Gräfin Fuchs
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Kurti Baumgartner as Maximilian
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Karl Ehmann
Karl Ehmann (13 August 1882 – 1 November 1967) was an Austrian stage and film actor whose career spanned both the silent and sound eras of the film industry.
Career
Born on 13 August 1882 in Vienna, Austria-Hungary, he became interested in ac ...
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Maria Eis
Maria Eis (born Prague, 22 February 1896 - died Vienna, 18 December 1954) was an Austrian actress of stage and screen.
Between 1918 and 1923 Eis performed on stage at the ''Neue Wiener Bühne'' (New Vienna stage), the ''Renaissancebühne'' (Re ...
as Fürstin Gollinsky
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Rudolf Fernau
Rudolf Fernau (7 January 1898 – 4 November 1985) was a German film actor. He appeared in 53 films between 1936 and 1982. He was born and died in Munich, Germany.
Selected filmography
* '' The Traitor'' (1936) - Fritz Brockau
* '' In the ...
as Graf Kaunitz
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Erik Frey
Erik Frey (1 March 1908 – 2 September 1988) was an Austrian film actor. He appeared in more than 110 films between 1936 and 1988. He was born and died in Vienna, Austria. He was married to the actress Jane Tilden.
Selected filmography
* ...
as Fürst Trautperg
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Harry Hardt
Harry Hardt (born Hermann Karl Viktor Klimbacher Edler von Reichswahr, Pula, 4 August 1899 – Vienna, 14 November 1980) was an Austrian actor. The son of a military officer, he initially planned a military career for himself, studying at a mil ...
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Franz Herterich
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Attila Hörbiger as Hofkriegsratspräsident Harrach
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Adrian Hoven
Adrian Hoven (18 May 1922 – 28 April 1981) was an Austrian actor, producer and film director. He appeared in 100 films between 1947 and 1981. He was born in Wöllersdorf, Austria as ''Wilhelm Arpad Hofkirchner'' and died in Tegernsee, G ...
as Leutnant Cordona
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Milan von Kamare as Graf Lichtenau
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Julius Karsten
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Cees Laseur as Leibarzt von Swieten
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Johanna Matz as Maria Elisabeth
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Paul Pranger
Paul may refer to:
* Paul (given name), a given name (includes a list of people with that name)
*Paul (surname), a list of people
People
Christianity
*Paul the Apostle (AD c.5–c.64/65), also known as Saul of Tarsus or Saint Paul, early Chri ...
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Emmerich Reimers
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Leopold Rudolf
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Nina Sandt as Gräfin Susi Bernburg
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Dagny Servaes
Dagny Servaes (10 March 1894 – 10 July 1961) was a German-Austrian stage and film actress. In the theatre she appeared in the productions of Max ReinhardtStyan p.89 and Berthold Brecht. Servaes appeared in around sixty films during her career, ...
as Obersthofmeisterin Gräfin Hagen
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Otto Treßler
Otto Treßler, also Otto Tressler, (13 April 1871 – 27 April 1965) was a German-Austrian stage and film actor. He appeared in more than 40 films between 1915 and 1962. He was born in Stuttgart, Germany and died in Vienna, Austria. He was ...
as Graf Aliano
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Robert Valberg
Robert Valberg (28 April 1884 – 15 October 1955) was an Austrian stage and film actor.
Selected filmography
* '' The Traitress'' (1911)
* '' Ivan Koschula'' (1914)
* '' The Silent Mill'' (1914)
* '' Laugh Bajazzo'' (1915)
* '' Money in the Stree ...
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Rolf Wanka
Rolf Wanka (14 February 1901 – 28 November 1982) was an Austrian actor.
Biography
He was of Czech, German and French origin. His father was Dr. Josef Wanka was head physician in Vienna. His mother was Emma Pippich. His family owned a mans ...
as Oberstkämmerer Khevenhüller
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Karl Haberfellner Karl may refer to:
People
* Karl (given name), including a list of people and characters with the name
* Karl der Große, commonly known in English as Charlemagne
* Karl Marx, German philosopher and political writer
* Karl of Austria, last Austri ...
as Leopold
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Alfred Huttig
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Susanne Kissner as Maria Amalia
* Peter Klein as Ferdinand
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Ingeborg Richter as Maria Carolina
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Loni von Friedl as Marie Antoinette
References
Bibliography
* Fritsche, Maria. ''Homemade Men in Postwar Austrian Cinema: Nationhood, Genre and Masculinity''. Berghahn Books, 2013.
External links
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1951 films
1950s biographical drama films
1950s historical drama films
Austrian biographical drama films
Austrian historical drama films
1950s German-language films
Films set in Vienna
Films set in the 18th century
Biographical films about Austrian royalty
Cultural depictions of Maria Theresa
Cultural depictions of Marie Antoinette
Films directed by Emil-Edwin Reinert
1951 drama films
Austrian black-and-white films
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