The Court Concert

The Court Concert (1936)

Das Hofkonzert

Before he became cult director Douglas Sirk, Detlef Sierck cut his teeth on such lavish European star vehicles as Das Hofkonzert (The Court Concert). Marta Eggerth is cast as Christine, a young singer who aspires to find out who her father was. Her odyssey brings her to the court of a mythical kingdom, where she is romanced by handsome lieutenant Walter (Johannes Heesters). He is warned not to lose his heart to a "commoner," but all turns out all right when King Serenissimus (Otto Tressler) turns out to be Christine's long-lost daddy. Hofkonzert was designed as a comeback for Marta Eggerth, whose star had eclipsed by the mid-1930s.

Date of release
1936-12-18
TMDB
5.5 / 10 (6)
Runtime
1h 25m
Genres
Romance, Comedy, Music
Director
Douglas Sirk

Casting

Interesting facts

The Court Concert is a 1936 German historical romantic comedy film directed by Detlef Sierck, and starring Mártha Eggerth, Johannes Heesters, and Kurt Meisel. It was made by the largest German studio UFA, based on Das kleine Hofkonzert. It is part of a number of operetta films produced during the 1930s. The film was shot at the Babelsberg Studios in Berlin with sets designed by the art director Fritz Maurischat. A separate French-language version was also released.

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