In 1815, while Napoleon was biting his brakes on the island of Elba, the Alliance met in Vienna around the Chancellor of Metternich. The whole city dances and the newly arrived Tsar Alexander courts the adorable flower girl Christel.
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| Lilian Harvey | ... |
Christine "Christel" Weizinger
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| Lil Dagover | ... |
La comtesse
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| Henri Garat | ... |
Alexandre Ulralsky
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| Armand Bernard | ... |
Bibikoff
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| Pierre Magnier | ... |
Metternich
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| Odette Talazac | ... |
La princesse
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| Robert Arnoux | ... |
Pépi
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Sinoël | ... |
Le ministre des finances
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| Jean Dax | ... |
Talleyrand
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| Paul Ollivier | ... |
Le maire de Vienne
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Tarquini d'Or | ... |
Le chanteur
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| Jean Boyer | ... | (co-director) |
| Erik Charell | ... | (co-director) |
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| Jean Boyer | ... | (dialogue) |
| Norbert Falk | ... | () |
| Robert Liebmann | ... | () |
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| Erich Pommer | ... | producer |
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| Werner R. Heymann | ||
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| Carl Hoffmann | ||
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| Robert Herlth | ||
| Walter Röhrig | ||
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| Fritz Thiery | ... | sound |
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It was in Vienna in 1814, while Napoleon was held on the island of Elba, that the Princes of Europe decided to meet to decide the fate of France and share the remains of the Empire. As the Prince of Metternich pulls the strings of diplomacy and Talleyrand plots with his former enemies, the city sings and dances to forget the last battles that have bloodied it. As for the Tsar of Russia, he is disinterested in politics: he prefers to court a little Austrian glove much more. This will allow Napoleon to return to French soil. |
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| Trivia | This is the French speaking version of Congress Dances (1931). Lilian Harvey played Christel in the English, French and German versions of this film. Conrad Veidt played Metternich in the simultaneously filmed English-language version. Pierre Magnier assumed the role in the French version. Lil Dagover, Veidt's co-star in "The Cabinet of Dr, Caligari," played the countess in all three versions. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Alternate-language version of Congress Dances (1931). See more » |
| Soundtracks | Ville d'Amour See more » |