The Little Czar (1954)
Der Zarewitsch
Sonja, a little ballerina at the Grand Theater, is secretly in love with the handsome tenor Luis Mariano. One night, she hurts her feet while dancing and under the influence of a sedative falls asleep and starts dreaming. She is Sonja Ilyanova now, a young gypsy dancer who dreams of performing before Alexei, the son of the Czar.
- Date of release
- 1954-08-11
- TMDB
- 8.0 / 10 (1)
- Runtime
- 1h 34m
- Genres
- Music
- Director
- Arthur Maria Rabenalt
Casting
- Luis Mariano — Luis Mariano / Aljoscha
- Sonja Ziemann — Sonja / Sonja Ilyanova
- Iván Petrovich — Großherzog Feodor
- Hans Richter — Boris
- Paul Henckels — Pawlitsch
- Ernst Waldow — Pjotroff
- Irina Garden — Prinzessin Olga von Meinigen-Deinigen
- Hanne-Lore Morell — Katja / Katja
- Maria Sebaldt — Mascha
- Axel Monjé
- Gerd Frickhöffer — Wassili
- Edelweiß Malchin
Interesting facts
The Little Czar is a 1954 French-German historical drama film directed by Arthur Maria Rabenalt and starring Luis Mariano, Sonja Ziemann and Iván Petrovich. It is based on the operetta Der Zarewitsch by Franz Lehár. It was shot in Eastmancolor.
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