Movie: Operette

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Willi Forst
Willi Forst

Franz Jauner

Maria Holst
Maria Holst

Marie Geistinger

Dora Komar
Dora Komar

Emmi Krall, Jauners Ehefrau

Paul Hörbiger
Paul Hörbiger

Alexander Girardi

Leo Slezak
Leo Slezak

Franz von Suppé

Curd Jürgens
Curd Jürgens

Karl Millöcker

Gustav Waldau
Gustav Waldau

Ferdinand

Edmund Schellhammer
Edmund Schellhammer

Johann Strauß

Siegfried Breuer
Siegfried Breuer

Fürst Hohenburg

Theodor Danegger
Theodor Danegger

Tundler

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    Operetta (German: Operette) is a 1940 musical film directed by Willi Forst and starring Forst, Maria Holst and Dora Komar. The film was made by Wien-Film, a Vienna-based company set up after Austria had been incorporated into Greater Germany following the 1938 Anschluss. It is the first film in director Willi Forst's "Viennese Trilogy" followed by Vienna Blood (1942) and Viennese Girls (1945). The film portrays the life of Franz Jauner (1832–1900), a leading musical figure in the city. It is both an operetta film and a Wiener Film.

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    1940-12-20

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