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The film's sets were designed by the [[art director]] [[Emil Hasler]] and [[Arthur Schwarz]]. A separate French-language version ''[[Song of Farewell]]'' was also produced. |
The film's sets were designed by the [[art director]] [[Emil Hasler]] and [[Arthur Schwarz]]. A separate French-language version ''[[Song of Farewell]]'' was also produced. |
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==Synopsis== |
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[[Warsaw]], 1830. Chopin is a student involved in secret nationalist revolution and in love with Constantia. His friends however believe he can best serve the cause by growing abroad and winning fame as a [[composer]]. The [[November Uprising]] against the against the [[Russian Empire]] is a failure. |
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==Cast== |
==Cast== |
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| Directed by | Géza von Bolváry |
| Written by | Jacques Théry (novel) Ernst Marischka |
| Produced by | Siegfried Fritz Fromm |
| Starring | Wolfgang Liebeneiner Richard Romanowsky Hanna Waag |
| Cinematography | Werner Brandes |
| Edited by | Hermann Haller |
| Music by | Alois Melichar |
Production company | Boston Film |
Release date |
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Running time | 87 minutes |
| Country | Germany |
| Language | German |
Farewell Waltz (German: Abschiedswalzer) is a 1934 German musical drama film directed by Géza von Bolváry and starring Wolfgang Liebeneiner, Richard Romanowsky and Hanna Waag.[1] It is based on the life of the composer Frédéric Chopin.
The film's sets were designed by the art director Emil Hasler and Arthur Schwarz. A separate French-language version Song of Farewell was also produced.
Synopsis
Warsaw, 1830. Chopin is a student involved in secret nationalist revolution and in love with Constantia. His friends however believe he can best serve the cause by growing abroad and winning fame as a composer. The November Uprising against the against the Russian Empire is a failure.
Cast
- Wolfgang Liebeneiner as Frédéric Chopin
- Richard Romanowsky as Professor Elsner
- Hanna Waag as Constantia Gladkowska
- Julia Serda as Madame Gladkowska, her mother
- Sybille Schmitz as George Sand
- Hans Schlenck as Franz Liszt
- Gustav Waldau as Friedrich Kalkbrenner
- Paul Henckels as Ignaz Pleyel
- Albert Hörrmann as Alfred De Musset
- Erna Morena as Herzogin von Orleans
- Margarete Schön as Madame Mercier
- Herbert Dirmoser as Titus
- Fritz Odemar as Grabowsky, trader
- Kurt Middendorf as Victor Hugo
- Walter Gross as Waiter
References
- ^ Raykoff p.166
Bibliography
- Raykoff, Ivan . Dreams of Love: Playing the Romantic Pianist. OUP USA, 2014.
External links
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