Fanny Elssler
Top 10 Billed Cast
Fanny Elßler
Hofrat Friedrich Gentz
Duke of Reichstadt
Metternich
Therese Elssler - Fannys Schwester
Dietrichstein
The Maestro Foresti
Kammerdiener Lindner
Polizeipräfekt
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Overview
Prince Klemens von Metternich orders Friedrich Gentz, one of his aides, to keep the Duke of Reichstadt---Napoleon Francois Joseph Charles---son of Napoleon and heir to the French throne, from thinking about French politics. Gentz enlists the help of ballerina Fanny Elsser, all the rage in several European capitals, to keep the Duke distracted.
Release Date
1937-11-04
Average
6
Rating:
3.0 startsTagline
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Languages:
Deutsch
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