The Royal Waltz (1935 film)
# The Royal Waltz (1935 film)

The Royal Waltz (German: Königswalzer) is a 1935 German musical film directed by Herbert Maisch and starring Paul Hörbiger, Curd Jürgens, and Carola Höhn. It was shot at the Babelsberg Studios of UFA in Berlin. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Robert Herlth and Walter Röhrig. A separate French-language version Royal Waltz was also released. It was remade in 1955 under the same title.

## Synopsis

In 1852 an Austrian count is sent to Munich to arrange the marriage between his master Emperor Franz Joseph and the Princess Elisabeth, the daughter of the King of Bavaria.

## Cast

* Paul Hörbiger as König Max II. von Bayern
* Curd Jürgens as Kaiser Franz Joseph von Österreich
* Carola Höhn as Herzogin Elisabeth in Bayern, genannt Sisi
* Anton Pointner as Graf Tettenbach, österr. Gesandter in München
* Willi Forst as Graf Ferdinand von Tettenbach, his nephew
* Kurt von Ruffin as Graf Otto Preysing
* Hans Leibelt as Minister Doenniges
* Theodor Danegger as Ludwig Tomasoni, Cafetier
* Heli Finkenzeller as Theres Tomasoni, her daughter
* Ellen Schwanneke as Anni Tomasoni, her sister
* Hugo Schrader as Franz, Konditor bei Tomasoni
* Oskar Sima as Landtagsabgeordneter Pfandl
* Carl Wery as Brandmeyer
* Werner Stock as Ein Student
* Karl Hammes as Singer, Don Juan
