The Cabbie's Song (1936)

Original title

Fiakerlied

Directed by

E. W. Emo

Genre

drama film

Country

Germany

Runtime

1h 18m

Rating

10.0 of 10 from 1 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A Viennese cab driver in the 1880s navigates love and daily life during the old Imperial Era. The story is built around the popular song that gives the film its name.

nostalgicromanticold-fashionedsentimentalslow-pacedwarmgently dramaticcity-life

What happens

The Cabbie's Song (German: Fiakerlied) is a 1936 German romantic drama film directed by E. W. Emo and starring Paul Hörbiger, Gusti Huber, and Franz Schafheitlin. The film offers a nostalgic view of Vienna during the old Imperial Era. It takes its name from a popular Viennese song, and is set in the 1880s at the time of the song's composition. It was made at the Bavaria Studios in Munich and partly shot on location in Budapest and Vienna. The film's sets were designed by the art director Emil Hasler. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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