Vienna, 1826. The penniless composer Franz Schubert lives with friends in the house of court glazier Tschöll and his wife. Because of their three beautiful daughters, Hederl, Haiderl, and Hannerl, the property is called the "Three Girls' House." Hederl and Haiderl celebrate a double wedding with the gentlemen, master saddler Bruneder and postmaster Binder. Due to an intrigue by soprano Lucia Grisi, Hannerl, with whom Schubert is in love but dares not reveal herself, turns away from him and marries singer Franz von Schober. Schubert is left with nothing but music.
Score
Schubert's actual compositions woven through the narrative.
Production
Sumptuous 1820s Vienna recreated in glorious Technicolor.
Director
Ernst Marischka
Karlheinz Böhm
Franz Schubert
Rudolf Schock
Franz von Schober
Johanna Matz
Hannerl Tschöll
Magda Schneider
Frau Tschöll
Gustav Knuth
Christian Tschöll
Helga Neuner
Heiderl Tschöll
Helmuth Lohner
Moritz von Schwind
Albert Rueprecht
Leopold Kupelwieser
Richard Romanowsky
Diabelli
Ewald Balser
Ludwig van Beethoven
Edith Elmay
Franzi Seidl
Lotte Lang
Kathi
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Ernst Marischka directed Karlheinz Böhm in multiple Sissi films; this was their darker collaboration.
The real Schober was Schubert's closest friend and rumored lover; the film's hetero-romantic triangle is historical revisionism typical of 1950s cinema.
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