The Congress Dances (1955 film)

The Congress Dances (German: Der Kongreß tanzt) is a 1955 Austrian historical musical film directed by Franz Antel and starring Johanna Matz, Rudolf Prack and Hannelore Bollmann. It is a remake of the 1930 film The Congress Dances.

The Congress Dances
Directed by	Franz Antel
Written by	Kurt Nachmann
Produced by	Erich von Neusser
Starring	Johanna Matz Rudolf Prack Hannelore Bollmann
Cinematography	Georg Bruckbauer
Edited by	Arnfried Heyne Rudolf Zehetgruber
Music by	Werner R. Heymann
Production companies	Cosmos Film Neusser-Film
Distributed by	Gloria Film
Release date	19 December 1955 (1955-12-19)
Running time	105 minutes
Country	Austria
Language	German

It was made with the backing of Gloria Film, a leading West German distributor. The film was shot in Eastmancolor, with sets designed by art directors Isabella and Werner Schlichting. It was shot at three studios in Vienna, the Rosenhugel, Sievering and Schönbrunn Studios. Location shooting took place around the city, and in the Wachau. It was the first Austrian film to be made in Cinemascope.

Plot

The plot revolves around a romance that takes place during the Congress of Vienna in 1814.

Cast

• Johanna Matz as Christl Weinzinger
• Rudolf Prack as Tsar Alexander I / Uralsky
• Hannelore Bollmann as Babette
• Marte Harell as Countess Ballansky
• Jester Naefe as Lydia
• Hans Moser as Schöberl
• Josef Meinrad as Franzl Eder
• Gunther Philipp as Pepi Gallinger
• Karl Schönböck as Count Metternich
• Oskar Sima as Bibikoff
• Paul Westermeier as Franz
• Ernst Waldbrunn as Schabzigl
• Ilse Peternell as Lisel
• Rosa Albach-Retty
• Fritz Muliar
• C.W. Fernbach
• Karl Fochler
• Raoul Retzer
• Peter Czejke
• Kathrin Oginski

Bibliography

• Bock, Hans-Michael; Bergfelder, Tim, eds. (2009). The Concise Cinegraph: Encyclopaedia of German Cinema. New York: Berghahn Books. ISBN 978-1-57181-655-9.

External links

• The Congress Dances at IMDb