''The Eternal Tone'' (german: Der ewige Klang) is a 1943 German

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directed by Günther Rittau and starring

Elfriede Datzig Elfriede Datzig (26 July 1922 – 27 January 1946) was an Austrian film actress. Following the Anschluss, Datzig appeared in a number of films made by Wien-Film such as the 1939 comedy ''Anton the Last''.Dassanowsky p.98 She married to the acto ...

Rudolf Prack Rudolf Prack (2 August 1905 – 2 December 1981) was an Austrian film actor. Selected filmography * ''Florentine'' (1937) * ''Prinzessin Sissy'' (1939) - Prince Luitpold * '' A Mother's Love'' (1939) - Felix Pirlinger - 1922 * ''Krambambuli'' ( ...

and

Olga Tschechowa Olga Konstantinovna Chekhova (; russian: Ольга Константиновна Чехова; 14 April 1897 – 9 March 1980), known in Germany as Olga Tschechowa, was a Russian-German actress. Her film roles include the female lead in Alfred ...

.Bock & Bergfelder p. 374 It was shot at the Babelsberg and Tempelhof Studios in

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and on location in

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. The film's sets were designed by the

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Artur Günther Artur Günther (1893–1972) was a German art director.Giesen p.202 He designed the sets for more than a hundred films during a lengthy career. Selected filmography * '' When the Dead Speak'' (1917) * '' Ikarus, the Flying Man'' (1918) * ''Alraun ...

Cast

as Therese *

as Berthold Buchner *

as Josephine Malti, Singer *

Wilhelm Borchert Ernst Wilhelm Borchert, or just Wilhelm Borchert, (13 March 1907 in Rixdorf – 1 June 1990 in Berlin) was a German actor. He was also a voice actor for audio books and films. Theater After graduating, Borchert pursued a degree in acting at t ...

as Matthias Buchner *

O.E. Hasse Otto Eduard Hasse (11 July 1903 – 12 September 1978) was a German film actor and director. Biography Hasse was born to Wilhelm Gustav Eduard Hasse, a blacksmith, and Valeria Hasse in the village of Obersitzko, Province of Posen, Germa ...

as Impresario Grundmann * Georges Boulanger as Mit sein Ensemble *

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as Holzfäller *

Georg Vogelsang Georg Vogelsang (1883–1952) was a German stage and film actor.Giesen p.216 He specialised in Bavarian character parts. Selected filmography * '' The Secret of Castle Elmshoh'' (1925) * '' Three Fathers for Anna'' (1939) * ''The Eternal Spring'' ...

as Florian * Olga Engl as Zuhörerin *

Leopold Esterle Leopold may refer to: People * Leopold (given name) * Leopold (surname) Arts, entertainment, and media Fictional characters * Leopold (''The Simpsons''), Superintendent Chalmers' assistant on ''The Simpsons'' * Leopold Bloom, the protagonist o ...

as Holzfäller *

Karl Etlinger Karl Etlinger (16 October 1879 – 8 May 1946) was a German film actor. He appeared in more than 110 films between 1914 and 1946. Selected filmography * '' The Eternal Curse'' (1921) * ''The Poisoned Stream'' (1921) * '' The Films of Princ ...

as Ladeninhaber *

Liselotte Schaak Liselotte Schaak (born 27 October 1908, date of death unknown) was a German actress, who appeared in more than thirty films during the Weimar and Nazi eras. She starred in the 1930 film ''Sabotage''.Hodges p.217 Selected filmography * '' Rivals f ...

as Zuhörerin *

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as Zofe Nanette *

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as Zuhörerin * Jack Trevor as American * Georg H. Schnell as American * Carl Söllner * Eduard Gautsch as Mitglied der Geigenbauerzunft *

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as Junges Mädchen *

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) * ...

Hans Kratzer Hans may refer to: __NOTOC__ People * Hans (name), a masculine given name * Hans Raj Hans, Indian singer and politician ** Navraj Hans, Indian singer, actor, entrepreneur, cricket player and performer, son of Hans Raj Hans ** Yuvraj Hans, Punjabi ...

as Wirt *

Ludwig Schmid-Wildy Ludwig Schmid-Wildy (3 May 1896 – 30 January 1982) was a German actor. Selected filmography * '' Um das Menschenrecht'' (1934) * '' Shock Troop'' (1934) * '' Storms in May'' (1938) * '' Escape in the Dark'' (1939) * ''Uproar in Damascus'' (1939 ...

as Mitglied der Geigenbauerzunft * Karl Körner as Preisrichter * Hadrian Maria Netto as Alte Exzellence *

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 ...

as Diener * Ekkehard Röhrer as Geselle * Rudolf Schündler as Schneidermeister *

Richard Ludwig Richard Ludwig (22 May 1877 – 10 August 1946) was a German rugby union player who competed in the 1900 Summer Olympics The 1900 Summer Olympics (french: Jeux olympiques d'été de 1900, link=no), today officially known as the Games of ...

as American *

Kate Kühl Kate Kühl (born Elfriede Katharina Nehrhaupt: 16 December 1899 – 29 January 1970) was a German cabaret performer, chanteuse and film actor. After 1933 her brand of political cabaret was no longer permitted and she found herself subject of a ''B ...

as Zuhörerin * Kurt Henneberg as Geige für R.Prack

References

Bibliography

* Bock, Hans-Michael & Bergfelder, Tim. ''The Concise CineGraph. Encyclopedia of German Cinema''. Berghahn Books, 2009. * Hake, Sabine. ''German National Cinema''. Routledge, 2002.

External links

* 1943 drama films 1943 films Films directed by Günther Rittau Films of Nazi Germany Films shot at Babelsberg Studios Films shot at Tempelhof Studios Films shot in Austria German black-and-white films German drama films 1940s German-language films Terra Film films 1940s German films {{1940s-Germany-film-stub