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The Count of Luxembourg
8.0 / 10• 1972• 2h 15m•NR• German
ComedyMusicRomance
Storyline
Der Graf von Luxemburg (The Count of Luxembourg) is an operetta in three acts by Franz Lehár to a German libretto by Alfred Willner, Robert Bodanzky, and Leo Stein. A Viennese take on bohemian life in Paris at the beginning of the 20th century, the story revolves around an impoverished aristocrat and a glamorous opera singer who have entered into a sham marriage without ever seeing each other and later fall in love at first sight, unaware that they are already husband and wife.
Cast & Crew
EW
Eberhard Wächter
Graf von Luxemburg
LeadLS
Lilian Sukis
Angele Didier
EK
Erich Kunz
Fürst Basil
PF
Peter Fröhlich
Armand Brissard
Helga Papouschek
Juliette Vermont
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Wolfgang Glück's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Count of Luxembourg is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
