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Burgtheater (1936)

Burgtheater poster
Directed by
Willi Forst
Genre
comedy film
Country
Austria
Runtime
2h 03m
Rating
7.8 of 10 from 4 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

The film is set in and around the historic Burgtheater in Vienna. It follows the lives and works of actors performing on that famous stage.

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What happens

Court Theatre (German: Burgtheater) is a 1936 Austrian drama film directed by Willi Forst and starring Werner Krauss, Carl Esmond and Hortense Raky. Much of the film was shot on location in the Burgtheater in Vienna. The Sievering Studios were also used for the production. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Kurt Herlth, Werner Schlichting and Emil Stepanek. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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