The Csardas King

The Csardas King (German: Der Czardas-König) is a 1958 West German musical film directed by Harald Philipp and starring Gerhard Riedmann, Rudolf Schock and Elma Karlowa.[1] It is a biopic of the life of the Hungarian operetta composer Emmerich Kalman.

The Csardas King
Directed byHarald Philipp
Produced byArtur Brauner
Written byHelmuth M. Backhaus
Janne Furch
Harald Philipp
Curt Riess
Leo Stein
Hans Wilhelm
StarringGerhard Riedmann
Rudolf Schock
Elma Karlowa
Music byEmmerich Kalman
CinematographyFritz Arno Wagner
Edited byJohanna Meisel
Production
company
Distributed byConstantin Film
Release date
15 August 1958
Running time
96 minutes
CountryWest Germany
LanguageGerman

The film's sets were designed by the art directors Helmut Nentwig and Heinrich Weidemann. It was shot at the Spandau Studios in Berlin and on location in Budapest. It was made in Eastmancolor.

Cast

References

  1. Bock & Bergfelder p.61

Bibliography

  • Bock, Hans-Michael & Bergfelder, Tim. The Concise CineGraph. Encyclopedia of German Cinema. Berghahn Books, 2009.


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