Operette (1940)
A musician is offered a job in Vienna as stage director, but his disagreements with the aristocratic opera manager end in abrupt firing in spite of a mutual attraction. He's quickly engaged by another theatre and becomes famous for his lavish stage productions and fine acting, which begins their golden age with Suppé and Strauss.
- Date of release
- 1940-12-20
- TMDB
- 7.2 / 10 (5)
- Runtime
- 1h 47m
- Genres
- Music, Drama
- Director
- Willi Forst
Casting
- Willi Forst — Franz Jauner
- Maria Holst — Marie Geistinger
- Dora Komar — Emmi Krall, Jauners Ehefrau
- Paul Hörbiger — Alexander Girardi
- Leo Slezak — Franz von Suppé
- Curd Jürgens — Karl Millöcker
- Gustav Waldau — Ferdinand
- Edmund Schellhammer — Johann Strauß
- Siegfried Breuer — Fürst Hohenburg
- Theodor Danegger — Tundler
- Trude Marlen — Antonie Link
- Viktor Heim — Hans Makart
Interesting facts
Operetta is a 1940 German musical film directed by Willi Forst and starring Forst, Maria Holst and Dora Komar. The film was made by Wien-Film, a Vienna-based company set up after Austria had been incorporated into Greater Germany following the 1938 Anschluss. It is the first film in director Willi Forst's "Viennese Trilogy" followed by Vienna Blood (1942) and Viennese Girls (1945). The film portrays the life of Franz Jauner (1832–1900), a leading musical figure in the city. It is both an operetta film and a Wiener Film.
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