My Life for Maria Isabella (German: Mein Leben für Maria Isabell) is a 1935 German drama film directed by Erich Waschneck and starring Viktor de Kowa, Maria Andergast and Peter Voß.[1] It is a military drama, the Maria Isabella of the title being the name of a regiment. Heavy cuts were imposed by the censors because of fears the film's mutiny scenes were too attractively portrayed.[2] Critics were not impressed by the casting of Viktor de Kowa, known for his light musical comedy roles, as the film's hero.[3]
| My Life for Maria Isabella | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Erich Waschneck |
| Written by | Friedrich Dammann Ernst Hasselbach |
| Based on | The Standard by Alexander Lernet-Holenia |
| Produced by | Frank Clifford |
| Starring | Viktor de Kowa Maria Andergast Peter Voß |
| Cinematography | Herbert Körner |
| Edited by | Willy Zeunert |
| Music by | Herbert Windt |
Production company | Lloyd-Film |
| Distributed by | Rota-Film |
Release date | 7 February 1935 |
Running time | 78 minutes |
| Country | Germany |
| Language | German |
It was shot at the Johannisthal Studios in Berlin. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Otto Erdmann and Hans Sohnle. It was distributed by the Tobis subsidiary Rota-Film.
Synopsis edit
In Belgrade during the closing days of the First World War, the Austrian regiments are mostly composed of disgruntled minorities who mutiny rather than fight on. A young officer attempts to save the regimental colours from falling into enemy hands, and safely takes them back to Vienna where they are symbolically burnt.
Cast edit
- Viktor de Kowa as Fähnrich Menis
- Maria Andergast as Resa Lang
- Peter Voß as Rittmeister Graf Bottenlauben
- Franz Pfaudler as Diener Anton
- Hans-Joachim Büttner
- Hermann Frick
- Julia Serda
- Karin Evans
- Bernhard Minetti as Rittmeister von Hackenberg
- Ernst Karchow
- Harry Hardt as Oberstleutnant
- Ekkehard Arendt
- Hans Junkermann as Stadtkommandant von Belgrad
- Hans Zesch-Ballot as Major Sumerset
- Veit Harlan as Meuternder Korporal
- Anton Pointner
- Hugo Flink
- Albert von Kersten
- Gerhard Haselbach
- Albert Hugelmann
- Erich Fiedler as Lakai im Konak
See also edit
- The Standard (1977)
References edit
Bibliography edit
- Noack, Frank. Veit Harlan: The Life and Work of a Nazi Filmmaker. University Press of Kentucky, 2016.
- Waldman, Harry. Nazi Films in America, 1933–1942. McFarland, 2008.
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