The Blue Danube (1955 film)
The Blue Danube (German: An der schönen blauen Donau) is a 1955 Austrian romantic comedy film directed by Hans Schweikart and starring Hardy Krüger, Nicole Besnard and Paul Hörbiger.[1] It was shot at the Schönbrunn Studios in Vienna and on location around the city. The film's sets were designed by the art director Fritz Jüptner-Jonstorff.
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| Directed by | Hans Schweikart |
| Written by | Peter Berneis August Rieger Jacques Companéez Georges Tabet Theodor Ottawa |
| Produced by | Ernst Müller |
| Starring | Hardy Krüger Nicole Besnard Paul Hörbiger |
| Cinematography | Sepp Ketterer |
| Edited by | Leopoldine Pokorny |
| Music by | Franz Grothe |
Production companies | Österreichische Film GmbH Schönbrunn-Film |
| Distributed by | Union-Film |
Release date | 25 January 1955 |
Running time | 86 minutes |
| Country | Austria |
| Language | German |
Synopsis
A young king and a princess are engaged to be married but have never met. Both are reluctant to take part in an arranged marriage but they meet in Vienna and fall in love.
Cast
- Hardy Krüger as König Richard von Carpien
- Nicole Besnard as Prinzessin Gennie Brabanzini
- Paul Hörbiger as Kriminalkommissar Schröder
- Renée Saint-Cyr as Baronin Susanne Brabanzini
- Jean Wall as Premierminister Emser
- Susi Nicoletti as Gräfin Eichenfels
- Adrienne Gessner as Fürstin
- Egon von Jordan as Hofrat Rudi Haller
- Hubert von Meyerinck as Baron Philipp von und zu Weidendorf
- Rudolf Carl as Kriminalassistent Winkler
- Theodor Danegger as Chauffeur Jean
- Hans Unterkircher as Graf Eichenfels
- Ernst Waldbrunn as Kinobesitzer
- Toni von Bukovics as Frau des Küfers
- Karl Ehmann as Karl, ein Küfer
- Martin Costa as Pächter
- Theodor Grieg as Huber, Photograph
- Carlo Böhm as Sohn des Küfers
- Mimi Stelzer as Blumenfrau
- Franz Böheim as Heurigensänger
- Viktor Braun as Fiakerlenker
- Raoul Retzer as Exzellenz mit Fes
References
- Fritsche p.252-53
Bibliography
- Fritsche, Maria. Homemade Men in Postwar Austrian Cinema: Nationhood, Genre and Masculinity. Berghahn Books, 2013.
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