Farewell Waltz (1934)
Abschiedswalzer
Warsaw 1831: The young music student Frédéric Chopin falls in love with the singer Constantia. When his professor learns that Polish revolutionaries want to persuade Chopin to take part in their uprising, he and Constantia hatch a plan to keep Chopin away from the revolution: Constantia pretends that she no longer loves him, so that Chopin accepts an offer to go to a concert in Paris. There, however, he meets the famous writer George Sand and falls in love with her.
- Date of release
- 1934-10-02
- TMDB
- 6.3 / 10 (3)
- Runtime
- 1h 31m
- Genres
- Drama, Music, History
- Director
- Géza von Bolváry
Casting
- Wolfgang Liebeneiner — Frédéric Chopin
- Richard Romanowsky — Professor Elsner
- Hanna Waag — Constantia Gladkowska
- Julia Serda — Madame Gladkowska
- Sybille Schmitz — George Sand
- Hans Schlenck — Franz Liszt
- Gustav Waldau — Friedrich Kalkbrenner
- Paul Henckels — Ignaz Pleyel
- Albert Hörrmann — Alfred De Musset
- Erna Morena — Herzogin von Orléans
- Margarete Schön — Frau Mercier
- Herbert Dirmoser — Titus
Interesting facts
Farewell Waltz is a 1934 German historical musical drama film directed by Géza von Bolváry and starring Wolfgang Liebeneiner, Richard Romanowsky and Hanna Waag. It is based on the life of the composer Frédéric Chopin.
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