The Csardas Princess (1951 film)

The Csardas Princess (German: Die Csardasfürstin) is a 1951 German musical film directed by Georg Jacoby and starring Marika Rökk, Johannes Heesters and Hubert Marischka.[1] It is based on the 1915 operetta The Csardas Princess and is part of the tradition of operetta films.

The Csardas Princess
German film poster
GermanDie Csardasfürstin
Directed byGeorg Jacoby
Written by
Produced byRolf Meyer
StarringMarika Rökk
Johannes Heesters
Hubert Marischka
CinematographyBruno Mondi
Edited byMartha Dübber
Music byCharles Kalman
Willy Mattes
Production
companies
Deutsche Styria Film
Junge Film-Union Rolf Meyer
Distributed byHerzog-Filmverleih
Release date
  • 20 December 1951 (1951-12-20)
Running time
93 minutes
CountryWest Germany
LanguageGerman

It was shot at the Bendestorf Studios and on location in Taormina, Rome and Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art director Erich Kettelhut. It was shot in agfacolor.

Jacoby had previously directed an earlier version in 1934 starring Marta Eggerth.

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References

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  1. ^ Goble, Alan (1999). The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter. p. 440. ISBN 3598114923.
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