
Fanny Elssler
Drama · History · Music
Overview
Prince Klemens von Metternich orders Friedrich Gentz, one of his aides, to keep the Duke of Reichstadt---Napoleon Francois Joseph Charles---son of Napoleon and heir to the French throne, from thinking about French politics. Gentz enlists the help of ballerina Fanny Elsser, all the rage in several European capitals, to keep the Duke distracted.
Top Cast


Lilian Harvey
Lilian Harvey
Fanny Elßler
Lilian Harvey
Fanny Elßler


Willy Birgel
Willy Birgel
Hofrat Friedrich Gentz
Willy Birgel
Hofrat Friedrich Gentz


Rolf Moebius
Rolf Moebius
Duke of Reichstadt
Rolf Moebius
Duke of Reichstadt


Paul Hoffmann
Paul Hoffmann
Metternich
Paul Hoffmann
Metternich


Liselotte Schaak
Liselotte Schaak
Therese Elssler - Fannys Schwester
Liselotte Schaak
Therese Elssler - Fannys Schwester


Ernst Karchow
Ernst Karchow
Dietrichstein
Ernst Karchow
Dietrichstein


Walter Werner
Walter Werner
The Maestro Foresti
Walter Werner
The Maestro Foresti


Ernst Sattler
Ernst Sattler
Kammerdiener Lindner
Ernst Sattler
Kammerdiener Lindner


Hubert von Meyerinck
Hubert von Meyerinck
Polizeipräfekt
Hubert von Meyerinck
Polizeipräfekt
Werner Kepich
Werner Kepich
Französischer Revolutionär
Werner Kepich
Französischer Revolutionär
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