Storyline
A musician is offered a job in Vienna as stage director, but his disagreements with the aristocratic opera manager end in abrupt firing in spite of a mutual attraction. He's quickly engaged by another theatre and becomes famous for his lavish stage productions and fine acting, which begins their golden age with Suppé and Strauss.
Cast & Crew
Willi Forst
Franz Jauner
Lead
Maria Holst
Marie Geistinger
Dora Komar
Emmi Krall, Jauners Ehefrau
Paul Hörbiger
Alexander Girardi
Leo Slezak
Franz von Suppé
Curd Jürgens
Karl Millöcker
Gustav Waldau
Ferdinand
ES
Edmund Schellhammer
Johann Strauß
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Willi Forst's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. Operette is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
