Young Count Georg Wolkersheim is sent to the Congress of Vienna to represent the interests of his country, Reuss-Schleiz-Greiz. Tensions arise between the count, his wife Melanie, and their two chamberlains, and when the four attend a court ball, Melanie leaves Georg, assumes the identity of a famous actress, and attracts the affections of Crown Prince Ludwig of Bavaria.
Costume
Forst's period detail is so lush you'll want to live in it.
Acting
Maria Holst's transformation from ice queen to sparkling comedienne.
Director
Willi Forst
Willy Fritsch
Count Georg Wolkersheim
Maria Holst
Countess Melanie Wolkersheim
Hans Moser
Knöpfel
Theo Lingen
Jean
Dorit Kreysler
Liesl Stadler
Fred Liewehr
Crown-Prince Ludwig von Bayern
Hedwig Bleibtreu
Princess Auersbach
Paul Henckels
Prince Ypsheim
Ernst Fritz Fürbringer
Prince Metternich
Egon von Jordan
Daffinger
Fritz Imhoff
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Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Forst made this as Nazi control tightened; its apolitical glitter was itself a choice.
The Congress of Vienna setting let Forst recycle his beloved 1930s operetta formula one last time before the genre collapsed.
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