Royal Waltz

Royal Waltz
Royal Waltz
Directed by	Jean Grémillon
Written by	Emil Burri; Walter Forster; Henri Falk;
Produced by	Karl Ritter
Starring	Henri Garat; Renée Saint-Cyr; Christian-Gérard;
Cinematography	Konstantin Irmen-Tschet
Edited by	Klaus Stapenhorst
Music by	Franz Doelle
Production; company	UFA
Distributed by	ACE
Release date	3 January 1936;
Running time	95 minutes
Countries	France; Germany;
Language	French

Royal Waltz (French: Valse royale) is a 1936 French-German historical film directed by Jean Grémillon and starring Henri Garat, Renée Saint-Cyr and Christian-Gérard.^[1]

It is the French-language version of the German film Königswalzer, made in Berlin by UFA. The film's art direction was by Robert Herlth and Walter Röhrig. Raoul Ploquin, who specialised in co-productions acted as supervisor.

Synopsis

In Munich in 1852 Michel de Thalberg, the Austrian envoy to arrange a dynastic marriage with Bavaria falls in love but finds his plans thwarted until he is assisted by the intervention of Princess Elisabeth.

Cast

Henri Garat as Michel de Thalberg
Renée Saint-Cyr as Thérèse Tomasoni
Christian-Gérard as Pilou
Adrien Le Gallo as Le roi Max de Bavière
Mila Parély as Annie Tomasini
Bernard Lancret as L'empereur François Joseph d'Autriche
Alla Donell as La princesse Elisabeth de Bavière, nommée Sissi
Gustave Gallet as Ludwig Tomasoni
Lucien Dayle as Gargamus
Geymond Vital as René
Edmond Beauchamp as Maps
Georges Prieur as Le comte Thalberg
Jean Aymé as de Borney
Gaston Dubosc
Georgette Lamoureux

References

^ Crisp p.409

Bibliography

Crisp, Colin. Genre, Myth and Convention in the French Cinema, 1929-1939. Indiana University Press, 2002.

External links

Royal Waltz at IMDb

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[1] Crisp p.409

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