The Csardas King
1958 film
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The Csardas King (German: Der Czardas-König) is a 1958 West German musical film directed by Harald Philipp and starring Gerhard Riedmann, Rudolf Schock and Elma Karlowa.[1] It is a biopic of the life of the Hungarian operetta composer Emmerich Kálmán.
Directed byHarald Philipp
Written byHelmuth M. Backhaus
Janne Furch
Harald Philipp
Curt Riess
Leo Stein
Hans Wilhelm
Janne Furch
Harald Philipp
Curt Riess
Leo Stein
Hans Wilhelm
Produced byArtur Brauner
| The Csardas King | |
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| Directed by | Harald Philipp |
| Written by | Helmuth M. Backhaus Janne Furch Harald Philipp Curt Riess Leo Stein Hans Wilhelm |
| Produced by | Artur Brauner |
| Starring | Gerhard Riedmann Rudolf Schock Elma Karlowa |
| Cinematography | Fritz Arno Wagner |
| Edited by | Johanna Meisel |
| Music by | Emmerich Kálmán |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Constantin Film |
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Running time | 96 minutes |
| Country | West Germany |
| Language | German |
The film's sets were designed by the art directors Helmut Nentwig and Heinrich Weidemann. It was shot at the Spandau Studios in Berlin and on location in Budapest. It was made in Eastmancolor.
Cast
- Gerhard Riedmann as Emmerich Kálmán / Imre Kálmán
- Rudolf Schock as János
- Elma Karlowa as Ilonka
- Sabine Bethmann as Helene
- Marina Orschel as Vera
- Hubert von Meyerinck as Szegedy
- Richard Häussler as Graf Riedern
- Camilla Spira as Frau Kálmán
- Richard Allan as Stefan
- Monika Dahlberg as Rozsi
- Alice Treff as Countess Tabory
- Béla Pásztor as Béla, Zigeunerprimas
- Maly Delschaft as Hauswirtin
- Gerd Frickhöffer
- Kurt Waitzmann as Kriektor Karscak
