The Life and Loves of Tschaikovsky

The Life and Loves of Tschaikovsky
The Life and Loves of Tschaikovsky
Directed by	Carl Froelich
Written by	Géza von Cziffra (novel, screenplay); ; ; ;
Produced by	Carl Froelich
Starring	Zarah Leander; Aribert Wäscher; Hans Stüwe; Marika Rökk;
Cinematography	Franz Weihmayr
Edited by	Gustav Lohse
Music by	Theo Mackeben
Production; company	UFA
Distributed by	UFA
Release date	13 August 1939;
Running time	94 minutes
Country	Germany
Language	German

The Life and Loves of Tschaikovsky or It Was a Lovely Night at the Ball (German: Es war eine rauschende Ballnacht) is a 1939 German historical drama film directed by Carl Froelich and starring Zarah Leander, Aribert Wäscher and Hans Stüwe.^[1] The film portrays the fictional relationship between the Russian composer Pjotr Iljitsch Tschaikowsky and an aristocratic woman who, unhappily married, falls in love with him and decides to secretly support his work financially. It premiered on 13 August 1939 at the Venice Film Festival.

It was shot at the Tempelhof Studios in Berlin. The film's sets were designed by the art director Franz Schroedter.

Cast[]

Zarah Leander, a cast in the movie

Zarah Leander as Katharina Alexandrowna Murakina
Aribert Wäscher as Michael Iwanowitsch Murakin
Hans Stüwe as Pjotr Iljitsch Tschaikowsky
Marika Rökk as Nastassja Petrowna Jarowa, Dancer
Leo Slezak as Prof. Otto Hunsinger
Fritz Rasp as Porphyr Philippowitsch Kruglikow, Kritiker
Paul Dahlke as Iwan Casarowitsch Glykow, Music publisher
as Vater Jarow
as Gruda, Konzertagent
Karl Hellmer as Stepan, Butler
Wolfgang von Schwindt as Onkel Jarow
Kurt Vespermann as Ferdyschtschenko
as Mother waiting at Station
Eduard Bornträger as Schwager Jarow
Ernst Dumcke as Dmitri Pawlowitsch Miljukin
as Guest at Concert
as Eine dicke Dame
as Sonja, Katharina's Maid
as Mutter Jarrow
Karl Hannemann as Pjotr, Murakins Butler
as Eine junge Fürstin
as Katharina's Guest
Maria Loja as Elsa Siebeneiner
as Gast beim Konzert
Maria Reisenhofer as Eine alte Fürstin
as Guest at Masked Ball
Franz Stein as Dr. Ossorgin
as Großfürst Konstantin Konstantinowitsch
Leopold von Ledebur as Ein General
as Katharina's Guest

References[]

^ Reimer & Reimer p. 119

Bibliography[]

Kreimeier, Klaus (1999). The Ufa Story: A History of Germany's Greatest Film Company, 1918–1945. University of California Press. ISBN 978-0-520-22069-0.
Reimer, Robert C.; Reimer, Carol J. (2010). The A to Z of German Cinema. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-1-4617-3186-3.

External links[]

The Life and Loves of Tschaikovsky at IMDb

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[1] Reimer & Reimer p. 119

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