The Eternal Waltz (German: Ewiger Walzer) is a 1954 West German drama film dramatizing the life of Johann Strauss II.[1] The initial story was written by Hanns Marschall and Ruth Charlotte Silbermann, and the film itself was written by Alexander Lix; the adaptation was by Paul Verhoeven who also directed the film.

The Eternal Waltz
Directed byPaul Verhoeven
Written by
Produced byCarl W. Tetting [de]
Starring
CinematographyFranz Koch
Edited byGertrud Hinz-Nischwitz
Music byAlois Melichar
Production
company
Rotary-Film
Distributed by
Release date
  • 17 December 1954 (1954-12-17)
Running time
97 minutes
CountryWest Germany
LanguageGerman

It was shot at the Bavaria Studios in Munich and on location in Vienna. The film's sets were designed by the art director Franz Bi and Bruno Monden.

Cast

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References

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  1. ^ Bock & Bergfelder p. 529

Bibliography

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  • Bock, Hans-Michael; Bergfelder, Tim, eds. (2009). The Concise Cinegraph: Encyclopaedia of German Cinema. New York: Berghahn Books. ISBN 978-1-57181-655-9.
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