''Scandal in Bad Ischl'' (German: ''Skandal in Ischl'') is a 1957 Austrian historical

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directed by Rolf Thiele and starring

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Elisabeth Müller Elisabeth Müller (18 July 1926 – 11 December 2006) was a Swiss actress. Filmography References External links * 1926 births 2006 deaths Swiss film actresses 20th-century Swiss actresses Actors from Basel-Stadt {{Switzerlan ...

and Ivan Desny.Dassanowsky p.172 The film takes place in 1910 in the

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Bad Ischl Bad Ischl (Austrian German ) is a spa town in Austria. It lies in the southern part of Upper Austria, at the Traun River in the centre of the Salzkammergut region. The town consists of the Katastralgemeinden ''Ahorn'', ''Bad Ischl'', ''Haide ...

. The film's sets were designed by the art director

Felix Smetana Felix Smetana (1907 – 1968) was a German art director.Fritsche p.259 He designed the sets for many Austrian and German films during the postwar era. Selected filmography * ''Wedding in the Hay'' (1951) * '' Hello Porter'' (1952) * '' Ideal W ...

. It was shot in

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Cast

as Dr. Franz Duhr *

as Viola Duhr * Ivan Desny as Graf Vanin * Nina Sandt as Marquise de Laforge *

Doris Kirchner Doris Kirchner (3 May 1930 – 26 March 2015) was an Austrian stage, film and television actress. Kirchner died in Ahrensburg, Germany on 26 March 2015, at the age of 84. Selected filmography * '' Fanfare of Marriage'' (1953) * '' Arlette Conqu ...

as Ida, Sprechstundenhilfe *

Harry Meyen Harry Meyen (born Harald Haubenstock; 31 August 1924 – 15 April 1979) was a German film actor. He appeared in more than 40 films and television productions between 1948 and 1975. In the 1960s he also worked as a theatre director in West Ge ...

as Dr. Balsam, Assistenzarzt *

Michael Ande Michael Ande (born 5 October 1944, Bad Wiessee) is a German actor, best-known for his role as Gerd Heymann in the West German crime-drama television series ''The Old Fox'' which he played between 1977 and 2016. He was a well-known German film c ...

as Prinz Franz *

Alma Seidler Alma Seidler (1 June 1899 – 8 December 1977) was an Austrian actress. She was member of the Burgtheater for over 50 years. Biography Alma Seidler was born in Leoben, the daughter of Ernst Seidler von Feuchtenegg. The later Burgtheater dir ...

as Erzherzogin Marie Antonie *

Raoul Retzer Raoul Retzer (1919–1974) was an Austrian actor. Retzer was a prolific film actor appearing in more than a hundred and forty productions between 1952 and 1975 generally in small or supporting roles. He appeared in the 1955 film '' The Last Ten Da ...

as Podlasni * Senta Wengraf as Gräfin Ens *

Egon von Jordan Egon von Jordan (19 March 1902 – 27 December 1978) was an Austrian film actor. He appeared in more than 80 films between 1923 and 1974. Selected filmography * '' The Ghost of Morton's Castle'' (1922) * '' Young Medardus'' (1923) * ''Lace' ...

Elisabeth Stiepl Elisabeth Stiepl (born 1920) is an Austrian former film and television actress.Cowie p.66 As a character actress, she appeared in more than ninety film and TV productions during her career in small or supporting parts. Selected filmography * '' D ...

* Edith Elmay as Mizzi *

Guido Wieland Guido Wieland (1906–1993) was an Austrian stage, film and television actor.Mitchell p.92 Selected filmography * ''1. April 2000'' (1952) * '' Adventure in Vienna'' (1952) * '' The Doctor's Secret'' (1955) * ''Scandal in Bad Ischl'' (1957) * '' ...

as Medizinalrat Duhr * Carola Rasch as Komtesse Nina *

Hugo Lindinger Hugo or HUGO may refer to: Arts and entertainment * ''Hugo'' (film), a 2011 film directed by Martin Scorsese * Hugo Award, a science fiction and fantasy award named after Hugo Gernsback * Hugo (franchise), a children's media franchise based on ...

as Bürgermeister * Christl Erber as Therese Holzapfel * Fritz Holzer as Redakteur Wieslinger * Lutz Landers as Baron Bruno von Waldeck * Helmut Lex as Leutnant Willi von Waldeck *

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 Gr� ...

as Fürst Emanuel * Susanne Engelhart as Julia, seine Frau * Lorli Fischer as Rosi * Willi Meissl-Berling as Dr. Hoffmann * Karl Schellenberg as Dr. Swoboda

References

Bibliography

* Robert Dassanowsky. ''Austrian Cinema''. McFarland & Co, 2005.

External links

* 1957 films Austrian historical comedy films 1950s historical comedy films 1950s German-language films Films directed by Rolf Thiele Films set in the 1910s {{Austria-film-stub