The Little Czar

The Little Czar (German: Der Zarewitsch) is a 1954 French-German historical drama film directed by Arthur Maria Rabenalt and starring Luis Mariano, Sonja Ziemann and Iván Petrovich. It is based on the operetta Der Zarewitsch by Franz Lehár.^[1] It was shot in Eastmancolor.

GermanDer Zarewitsch

Directed byArthur Maria Rabenalt

Written by

• Gabriela Zapolska (play)
• Bela Jenbach (libretto)
• Heinz Reichert [de] (libretto)
• Georges Neveux
• Pierre Gaspard-Huit
• Hans Rameau
• Roger Richebé

Produced byArtur Brauner
Roger Richebé

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The Little Czar
German film poster
German	Der Zarewitsch
Directed by	Arthur Maria Rabenalt
Written by	Gabriela Zapolska (play) Bela Jenbach (libretto) Heinz Reichert [de] (libretto) Georges Neveux Pierre Gaspard-Huit Hans Rameau Roger Richebé
Produced by	Artur Brauner Roger Richebé
Starring	Luis Mariano Sonja Ziemann Iván Petrovich
Cinematography	Georg Bruckbauer
Edited by	Martha Dübber
Music by	Franz Lehár (operetta) Friedrich Mögle
Production companies	CCC Film Films Roger Richebé
Distributed by	Gloria Film Films Roger Richebé
Release date	12 October 1954 (1954-10-12)
Running time	94 minutes
Countries	France West Germany
Language	German

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The film was shot at Berlin's Spandau Studios and on location in Belgrade and Dubrovnik, then in Yugoslavia. The sets were designed by the art director Fritz Moegle.