''Archduke Johann's Great Love'' () is a 1950 Austrian

historical History is the systematic study of the past, focusing primarily on the human past. As an academic discipline, it analyses and interprets evidence to construct narratives about what happened and explain why it happened. Some theorists categ ...

romantic

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directed by

Hans Schott-Schöbinger 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 a ...

and starring Marte Harell,

O.W. Fischer Otto Wilhelm Fischer (, ; 1 April 1915 – 29 January 2004) was an Austrian film and theatre actor, a leading man of West German cinema during the ''Wirtschaftswunder'' era of the 1950s and 1960s. Biography He was born in Klosterneuburg near ...

and

Christl Mardayn Anna Christina Maria "Christl" Mardayn (8 December 1896 in Vienna – 24 July 1971) was an Austrian actress and singer. Life Anna Christina Maria Mardayn was the daughter of banker Oskar Maria Mardayn and his wife Henriette (). After graduation s ...

.Fritsche p.65 The film's sets were designed by the

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s Isabella Schlichting and

Werner Schlichting Werner Schlichting (1904–1996) was a German art director who worked on over a hundred films during a lengthy career. He worked on a number of Austrian films including '' The Congress Dances'' and '' The Last Ten Days'' (1955).Fritsche p.253 Sel ...

Synopsis

Following the end of the

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, the more liberal-minded

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Archduke John Archduke John of Austria (, ; (or simply ''Nadvojvoda Janez''); 20 January 1782 – 11 May 1859), a member of the House of Habsburg-Lorraine, was an Austrian field marshal and imperial regent (''Reichsverweser'') of the short-lived German Empi ...

supports reforms in the

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and

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but is thwarted by machinations of the reactionary

Klemens von Metternich Klemens Wenzel Nepomuk Lothar, Prince of Metternich-Winneburg zu Beilstein ( ; 15 May 1773 – 11 June 1859), known as Klemens von Metternich () or Prince Metternich, was a German statesman and diplomat in the service of the Austrian Empire. ...

. Things are complicated further when Archduke John falls in love with the commoner

Anna Plochl Anna Maria Josephine Plochl (6 January 1804 – 4 August 1885) was the morganatic marriage, morganatic wife of Archduke John of Austria. She was given the title Baroness von Brandhofen and then Countess von Meran. She and her husband were the p ...

and wishes to marry her.

Cast

* Marte Harell as Anna Plochl *

as Erzherzog Johann *

as Kaiserin *

Josef Meinrad Josef Meinrad (; 21 April 1913 – 18 February 1996) was an Austrian actor. From 1959 until his death in 1996, Meinrad held the Republic of Austria's Iffland-Ring, which passes from actor to actor — each bequeathing the ring to the next holder, j ...

as Vertrauter des Erzherzogs * Leopold Rudolf as Invalider Tiroler * Albin Skoda as Fuerst Metternich *

Franz Pfaudler Franz Pfaudler (1893–1956) was an Austrian stage and film actor.Giesen p.200 Selected filmography * '' My Life for Maria Isabella'' (1935) * '' Renate in the Quartet'' (1939) * '' Der Postmeister'' (1940) * '' Heimkehr'' (1941) * '' Anuschka' ...

as Plochl, Posthalter von Aussee *

Franz Herterich Franz Herterich (3 October 1877 – 28 October 1966) was a German actor. He was born in Munich and died in Vienna. Partial filmography * '' The Eye of the Buddha'' (1919) * ''Der Traum im Walde'' (1919) – alter Diener * ''Todestreue'' (1919) * ...

as Kaiser Franz I. *

Oskar Sima Oskar Sima (31 July 1896 – 24 June 1969) was an Austrian actor who is best remembered for appearing in supporting roles in countless comedy films from the 1930s to the 1960s. Born in Hohenau an der March, Lower Austria, Sima attended high sc ...

as Armbrustschuetze *

Theodor Danegger Theodor Danegger (31 August 1891 – 11 October 1959) was an Austrian film actor. He appeared in more than 70 films between 1932 and 1959. He was born in Lienz, Austria and died in Vienna Vienna ( ; ; ) is the capital city, capital ...

as Diener *

Auguste Pünkösdy Auguste Pünkösdy (1890–1967) was an Austrian stage and film actress.Soister p.46 Selected filmography * ''The Giant's Fist'' (1917) * ''Alkohol'' (1919) * '' Circus Saran'' (1935) * '' Little Mother'' (1935) * '' Vienna 1910'' (1943) * '' La ...

as Zofe

References

Bibliography

* Fritsche, Maria. ''Homemade Men In Postwar Austrian Cinema: Nationhood, Genre and Masculinity ''. Berghahn Books, 2013. * Von Dassanowsky, Robert. ''Austrian Cinema: A History''. McFarland, 2005.

External links

* 1950 films Austrian historical drama films 1950s historical drama films 1950s German-language films Films directed by Hans Schott-Schöbinger Films set in the 19th century Films set in Vienna Films scored by Willy Schmidt-Gentner {{1950s-Austria-film-stub