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 | |
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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 |
The film's sets were designed by the art directors Otto Erdmann and Hans Sohnle. It was distributed by the Tobis subsidiary Rota-Film.
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.
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