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
German	Die Csardasfürstin
Directed by	Georg Jacoby
Written by	Georg Jacoby Bela Jenbach (libretto) Bobby E. Lüthge Leo Stein (libretto)
Produced by	Rolf Meyer
Starring	Marika Rökk Johannes Heesters Hubert Marischka
Cinematography	Bruno Mondi
Edited by	Martha Dübber
Music by	Charles Kalman Willy Mattes
Production companies	Deutsche Styria Film Junge Film-Union Rolf Meyer
Distributed by	Herzog-Filmverleih
Release date	20 December 1951 (1951-12-20)
Running time	93 minutes
Country	West Germany
Language	German

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.

Cast

• Marika Rökk as Sylva Varescu
• Johannes Heesters as Edwin von Weylersheim
• Hubert Marischka as Feri von Kerekes
• Walter Müller as Boni Kancsianu
• Jeanette Schultze as Stasi Planitz
• Margarete Slezak as Mathilde von Weylersheim
• Franz Schafheitlin as Leopold von Weylersheim
• Arno Assmann as Mac Grave
• Helmuth Rudolph as Gesandter

References

External links

• The Csardas Princess at IMDb

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[ru] Королева чардаша (фильм)