Fanny Elssler (1937)

7.5/10 80 min Drama History Music Romance

Overview

Prince Klemens von Metternich orders Friedrich Gentz, one of his aides, to keep the Duke of Reichstadt---Napoleon Francois Joseph Charles---son of Napoleon and heir to the French throne, from thinking about French politics. Gentz enlists the help of ballerina Fanny Elsser, all the rage in several European capitals, to keep the Duke distracted.

Cast

Lilian Harvey

Fanny Elßler

Willy Birgel

Hofrat Friedrich Gentz

Rolf Moebius

Duke of Reichstadt

Paul Hoffmann

Metternich

Liselotte Schaak

Therese Elssler - Fannys Schwester

Ernst Karchow

Dietrichstein

Walter Werner

The Maestro Foresti

Ernst Sattler

Kammerdiener Lindner

Hubert von Meyerinck

Polizeipräfekt

Angelo Ferrari

Ruth Nimbach

Anna von Palen

Paul Rehkopf

Bruno Ziener

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