''Vienna Waltzes'' (German: ''Wiener Walzer'') is a 1951 Austrian historical musical

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directed by Emil E. Reinert and starring

Marte Harell Marte Harell (3 January 1907 – 12 March 1996) was an Austrian film actress An actor or actress is a person who portrays a character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern ...

Anton Walbrook Adolf Anton Wilhelm Wohlbrück (19 November 18969 August 1967) was an Austrian actor who settled in the United Kingdom under the name Anton Walbrook. A popular performer in Austria and pre-war Germany, he left in 1936 out of concerns for his ...

and

Lilly Stepanek Lilly Stepanek (1912–2004) was an Austrian stage actress who worked at the Burgtheater in Vienna for many years. She also starred in a handful of films such as the 1951 production ''Vienna Waltzes''.Fritsche p.243 Selected filmography * ' (194 ...

.Fritsche p.243 It is also known by the

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of ''Vienna Dances''. It portrays the life of the composer

Johann Strauss Johann Baptist Strauss II (25 October 1825 – 3 June 1899), also known as Johann Strauss Jr., the Younger or the Son (german: links=no, Sohn), was an Austrian composer of light music, particularly dance music and operettas. He composed ove ...

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

Cast

References

Bibliography

* Fritsche, Maria. ''Homemade Men in Postwar Austrian Cinema: Nationhood, Genre and Masculinity''. Berghahn Books, 2013.

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* 1951 films 1950s biographical films 1950s historical musical films Austrian historical musical films Austrian biographical films 1950s German-language films Films directed by Emil-Edwin Reinert Films set in Vienna Films set in the 19th century Films about classical music and musicians Films about composers Cultural depictions of Johann Strauss I Cultural depictions of Klemens von Metternich Films set in the Austrian Empire Austrian black-and-white films Films scored by Willy Schmidt-Gentner {{historic-musical-film-stub