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Immortal Melodies (1936)

Immortal Melodies poster
Original title
Unsterbliche Melodien
Directed by
Heinz Paul
Genre
drama
Country
Austria
Runtime
1h 08m
Rating
9.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

This historical musical drama is about the life of the Austrian composer Johann Strauss. It shows his creation of famous waltzes and his struggles and triumphs.

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What happens

Immortal Melodies (German: Unsterbliche Melodien) is a 1935 Austrian historical musical drama film directed by Heinz Paul and starring Alfred Jerger, Maria Paudler and Lizzi Holzschuh. The film was inspired by the life of the Austrian composer Johann Strauss known as the Waltz King. It was distributed in the Germany the following year. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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