Set against the backdrop of WWI Europe, a man and woman of different classes are brought together by their love of Lippizan horses.
Cinematography
Those Lippizan horses absolutely steal every scene.
Costume
Duchess Diana's wardrobe is 1940s glamour cosplaying 1910s royalty.
Director
Edwin L. Marin
Robert Young
Anton Erban
Helen Gilbert
Duchess Diana
Charles Coburn
Dr. Johannes Hofer
Lee Bowman
Archduke Oliver
Reginald Owen
Emperor Franz Josef
Lucile Watson
Countess
Rand Brooks
Victor
S.Z. Sakall
Max
William B. Davidson
Archduke Franz Ferdinand
George Lloyd
Marco Borelli
George Irving
Bantry
Charles Judels
Editor
Raymond Bailey
White-haired Soldier
Jane Barnes
Office Girl
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The film romanticizes the Habsburg empire even as WWII raged, making its 1940 release politically fascinating.
Real Lippizan horses from the Spanish Riding School were used, a rare privilege for Hollywood productions.
US
