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The Csardas Princess (1951)

The Csardas Princess poster
Original title
Die Csardasfürstin
Directed by
Georg Jacoby
Genre
musical film
Country
Germany
Runtime
1h 34m
Rating
5.8 of 10 from 4 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A singer and a prince fall in love but face obstacles from their different social standings. They travel through European cities while trying to be together.

lightheartedromanticupbeatmusicalcolorfulglamorousnostalgicwhimsical

What happens

The Csardas Princess (German: Die Csardasfürstin) is a 1951 German musical film directed by Georg Jacoby and starring Marika Rökk, Johannes Heesters and Hubert Marischka. It is based on the 1915 operetta The Csardas Princess and is part of the tradition of operetta films. It was shot at the Bendestorf Studios and on location in Taormina, Rome and Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art director Erich Kettelhut. It was shot in agfacolor. Jacoby had previously directed an earlier version in 1934 starring Marta Eggerth. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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