Elisabeth of Austria (film)
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| Directed by | Adolf Trotz |
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| Cinematography | Frederik Fuglsang |
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Running time | 84 minutes |
| Country | Germany |
| Language | German |
Elisabeth of Austria (German: Elisabeth von Österreich) is a 1931 German historical drama film directed by Adolf Trotz and starring Lil Dagover, Paul Otto, and Maria Matray.[1] It is a biopic of Empress Elisabeth of Austria.
Plot[]
Empress Elizabeth of Austria (Lil Dagover) is a free spirit expected to conform herself in a regal manner and wed to Franz Joseph (Paul Otto) . Elizabeth cannot stand her royal life and all its protocol and decided to run away from the royal court to live a carefree existence among the people.
Cast[]
- Lil Dagover as Elisabeth of Austria
- Paul Otto as Franz Joseph
- Maria Matray as Fanny Angerer
- Charlotte Ander as Mary Vetsera
- Ekkehard Arendt as Crown Prince Rudolph
- as Archduchess Sophie
- Ludwig Stössel as Bratfisch
- as Crown Prince Ludwig
- Ida Wüst as Jolanda Szoerek
- Eugen Burg
- Michael von Newlinsky
- Olga Limburg
- Toni Tetzlaff
- Robert Leffler
- Magnus Stifter
- Bernd Aldor
- Gustl Gstettenbaur
- Fritz Greiner
References[]
- ^ Bock & Bergfelder, p. 78.
Bibliography[]
- Bock, Hans-Michael; Bergfelder, Tim, eds. (2009). The Concise Cinegraph: Encyclopaedia of German Cinema. New York: Berghahn Books. ISBN 978-1-57181-655-9.
External links[]
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Categories:
- 1931 films
- German-language films
- 1930s biographical drama films
- 1930s historical drama films
- German biographical drama films
- German historical drama films
- German films
- Films of the Weimar Republic
- Films directed by Adolf Trotz
- Films set in Austria
- Films set in the 19th century
- Biographical films about Austrian royalty
- Cultural depictions of Empress Elisabeth of Austria
- Cultural depictions of Franz Joseph I of Austria
- German black-and-white films
- 1931 drama films
- Films set in the Austrian Empire
- 1930s German film stubs