''Sunset in Vienna'' is a 1937 British

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directed by

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and starring

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and

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. It was made at

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.Wood p.97 A shortened version of the film was released in the United States in 1940 and this year and running time are sometimes listed.

Premise

An Italian officer marries an Austrian, but the outbreak of the

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devastates their relationship.

Cast

as Capt. Antonio 'Toni' Baretti *

as Gelda Sponek *

as Lt. Adolphe Sponek * Geraldine Hislop as Wanda *

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as Deaf lady *

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as Austrian general *

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at BFI.

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as Alfred * Alice O'Day as Maddalena * Eileen Munro as Superintendent of V.A.D. *

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as Ludwig *

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as Turk Outside Café * Katie Johnson as Woman in Café * Andreas Malandrinos as Café Manager * Julian Vedey as Candiani

References

Bibliography

* Bergfelder, Tim & Cargnelli, Christian. ''Destination London: German-speaking emigrés and British cinema, 1925-1950''. Berghahn Books, 2008. * Low, Rachael. ''Filmmaking in 1930s Britain''. George Allen & Unwin, 1985. * Wood, Linda. ''British Films, 1927-1939''. British Film Institute, 1986.

External links

* 1937 films 1930s musical drama films British musical drama films 1930s English-language films Films directed by Norman Walker Films shot at Pinewood Studios Films set in the 1910s Films set in Italy British World War I films British black-and-white films 1937 drama films 1930s British films {{musical-drama-film-stub