Elisabeth of Austria (film)
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Elisabeth of Austria is a 1931 German
historical drama film
directed by Adolf Trotz
and starring Lil Dagover
, Paul Otto
and Maria Matray. It is a biopic of Empress Elisabeth of Austria.
Cinema of Germany
Cinema in Germany can be traced back to the late 19th century. German cinema has made major technical and artistic contributions to film.Unlike any other national cinemas, which developed in the context of relatively continuous and stable political systems, Germany witnesses major changes to its...
historical drama film
Drama film
A drama film is a film genre that depends mostly on in-depth development of realistic characters dealing with emotional themes. Dramatic themes such as alcoholism, drug addiction, infidelity, moral dilemmas, racial prejudice, religious intolerance, poverty, class divisions, violence against women...
directed by Adolf Trotz
Adolf Trotz
-Selected filmography:* Der Fluch der Vererbung * Karriere * Elisabeth of Austria * Rasputin, Dämon der Frauen * Tatras Zauber...
and starring Lil Dagover
Lil Dagover
Lil Dagover was a German stage, film and television actress whose career spanned nearly six decades.-Early life:...
, Paul Otto
Paul Otto
Paul Otto was a German film actor and director.Otto was born as Paul Otto Schlesinger in Berlin. He began a qualification as a retail merchant and made his actor's debut in the age of 17...
and Maria Matray. It is a biopic of Empress Elisabeth of Austria.
Partial cast
- Lil DagoverLil DagoverLil Dagover was a German stage, film and television actress whose career spanned nearly six decades.-Early life:...
– Elisabeth of Austria - Paul OttoPaul OttoPaul Otto was a German film actor and director.Otto was born as Paul Otto Schlesinger in Berlin. He began a qualification as a retail merchant and made his actor's debut in the age of 17...
– Franz Joseph - Maria Matray – Fanny Angerer
- Charlotte AnderCharlotte AnderSinger/actress Charlotte Ander was the daughter of German stage/film couple Rudolf Andersch and Ida Perry. Ander was trained at the Berliner Staatstheater. Charlotte was a star in the silent era before making the transition to sound...
– Mary Vetsera - Ekkehard Arendt – Crown Prince Rudolph
- Ida Perry – Archduchess Sophie
- Ludwig StösselLudwig StösselLudwig Stössel was an actor born in Lockenhaus, Austria. He was one of many Jewish actors and actresses that were forced to flee Europe when the Nazis came to power in 1933....
– Bratfisch - Sergius Sax – Crown Prince Ludwig
- Ida WüstIda WüstIda Wüst was a German stage and film actress, whose career was most prominent in the 1920s and 1930s with Universum Film AG .-Life and career:...
– Jolanda Szoerek