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Emperor's Ball (1953)

Emperor's Ball poster
Original title
Kaiserball
Directed by
Franz Antel
Genre
drama film
Country
Austria
Runtime
1h 39m
Rated
12
Rating
6.5 of 10 from 4 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

This film is set in the old Austro-Hungarian Empire and follows characters involved in a grand ball. It focuses on personal dramas and romantic entanglements during a formal gathering.

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What happens

Emperor's Ball (German: Kaiserball) is a 1956 Austrian drama film directed by Franz Antel and starring Sonja Ziemann, Rudolf Prack and Hannelore Bollmann. The film is part of a cycle of films set during the old Austro-Hungarian Empire. It was shot in Agfacolor with sets designed by Otto Pischinger. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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