Tales of Old Vienna (1923)

Original title

Carl Michael Ziehrers Märchen aus Alt-Wien

Directed by

Wilhelm Thiele

Genre

silent film

Country

Austria

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This silent film tells the story of composer Karl Michael Ziehrer and his life in old Vienna. It follows his experiences and relationships as a musician in the 19th century Austrian capital.

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What happens

Tales of Old Vienna or Carl Michael Ziehrer's Tales of Old Vienna (German: Carl Michael Ziehrers Märchen aus Alt-Wien) is a 1923 Austrian silent film directed by Wilhelm Thiele and starring Grit Haid, Frieda Kiesewetter and Hugo Thimig. It is based on the life of the composer Karl Michael Ziehrer. It is a sequel to another film about Ziehrer, The Last Waltz King, that Thiele had directed the previous year. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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