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and starring

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and

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.Crisp p.409 It is the French-language version of the German film '' Königswalzer'', made in

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by UFA. The film's

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was by

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and Walter Röhrig.

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, who specialised in co-productions acted as supervisor.

Cast

as Michel de Thalberg *

as Thérèse Tomasoni *

as Pilou *

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as Le roi Max de Bavière *

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as Annie Tomasini *

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as L'empereur François Joseph d'Autriche *

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as La princesse Elisabeth de Bavière, nommée Sissi *

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as Ludwig Tomasoni *

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as Gargamus *

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as René *

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as Maps * Georges Prieur as Le comte Thalberg *

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as de Borney *

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* Georgette Lamoureux

References

Bibliography

* Crisp, Colin. ''Genre, Myth and Convention in the French Cinema, 1929-1939''. Indiana University Press, 2002.

External links

* 1936 films 1936 multilingual films 1930s historical musical films French historical musical films German historical musical films 1930s French-language films Films directed by Jean Grémillon Films set in the 1850s Films set in Austria Films set in Bavaria French multilingual films UFA GmbH films German black-and-white films French black-and-white films Films set in the Austrian Empire 1930s French films 1930s German films {{1930s-France-film-stub