Opera Ball (German: Opernball) is a 1939 German musical comedy film directed by Géza von Bolváry and starring Heli Finkenzeller, Fita Benkhoff, and Marte Harell.[1] An operetta film, it is based on the 1898 work of the same name composed by Richard Heuberger. In 1956 it was remade as Opera Ball in Austria with some of the same personnel.
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Directed by | Géza von Bolváry |
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Produced by | Viktor von Struwe |
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Cinematography | Willy Winterstein |
Edited by | Alice Ludwig |
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Distributed by | Herzog-Filmverleih |
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Running time | 107 minutes |
Country | Germany |
Language | German |
The film's sets were designed by the art director Robert Herlth. Erna Berger provided a singing voice.[2]
Main cast
edit- Heli Finkenzeller as Helene Hollinger
- Fita Benkhoff as Stubenmädchen Hanni
- Marte Harell as Elisabeth Dannhauser
- Hans Moser as Hatschek
- Paul Hörbiger as Georg Dannhauser
- Will Dohm as Paul Hollinger
- Theo Lingen as Diener Philipp
- Erika von Thellmann as Baronin Hermine von Lamberg
References
edit- ^ Waldman, p. 284.
- ^ Opernball (1939), production details, filmportal.de
Bibliography
edit- Waldman, Harry (2008). Nazi Films in America, 1933–1942. Jefferson, NC: McFarland. ISBN 978-0-7864-3861-7.
External links
edit- Opera Ball at IMDb