Comedy ·Music ·Romance · Germany · 1942 · 1h 43m

Vienna Blood

Wiener Blut

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Director
Willi Forst
Cast
Willy Fritsch as Count Georg Wolkersheim Maria Holst as Countess Melanie Wolkersheim Hans Moser as Knöpfel Theo Lingen as Jean Dorit Kreysler as Liesl Stadler Fred Liewehr as Crown-Prince Ludwig von Bayern
Crew
Jan Stallich — Director of Photography Ernst Marischka — Writer Axel Eggebrecht — Writer Willi Forst — Writer Hubert Marischka — Writer Willi Forst — Producer
Synopsis

Young Count Georg Wolkersheim is sent to the Congress of Vienna to represent the interests of his country, Reuss-Schleiz-Greiz. Tensions arise between the count, his wife Melanie, and their two chamberlains, and when the four attend a court ball, Melanie leaves Georg, assumes the identity of a famous actress, and attracts the affections of Crown Prince Ludwig of Bavaria.

Mood & Themes
musicalcountcountesssociety ballmusical comedy
Key Collaborators
Willi Forst Director Jan Stallich Director of Photography Ernst Marischka Writer Axel Eggebrecht Writer Willi Forst Writer Hubert Marischka Writer Willi Forst Producer
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