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Operetta (German: Operette) is a 1940 musical film directed by Willi Forst and starring Forst, Maria Holst and Dora Komar. The film was made by Wien-Film, a Vienna-based company set up after Austria had been incorporated into Greater Germany following the 1938 Anschluss. It is the first film in director Willi Forst's "Viennese Trilogy" followed by Vienna Blood (1942) and Viennese Girls (1945). The film portrays the life of Franz Jauner (1832–1900), a leading musical figure in the city. It is both an operetta film and a Wiener Film.
Original Release
12/20/1940
US Release
06/04/1949
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Maria Holst | Maria Geistinger / Marie Geistinger |
| Dora Komar | Emmi Krall / Emmi Krall, Jauners Ehefrau |
| Paul Hörbiger | Alexander Girardi |
| Leo Slezak | Franz von Suppé |
| Edmund Schellhammer | Johann Strauß |
| Curd Jürgens | Karl Millöcker |
| Siegfried Breuer | Fürst Hohenburg |
| Gustav Waldau | Ferdinand - Emmis alter Lehrer / Ferdinand |
| Theodor Danegger | Tundler |
| Trude Marlen | Antonie Link |
Directors
Writers
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Maria Holst | Maria Geistinger / Marie Geistinger |
| Dora Komar | Emmi Krall / Emmi Krall, Jauners Ehefrau |
| Paul Hörbiger | Alexander Girardi |
| Leo Slezak | Franz von Suppé |
| Edmund Schellhammer | Johann Strauß |
| Curd Jürgens | Karl Millöcker |
| Siegfried Breuer | Fürst Hohenburg |
| Gustav Waldau | Ferdinand - Emmis alter Lehrer / Ferdinand |
| Theodor Danegger | Tundler |
| Trude Marlen | Antonie Link |
| Alfred Neugebauer | Graf Esterhazy |
| Heinz Woester | Prof. Dr. Eichgraber |
| Ferdinand Mayerhofer | Dr. Molzer - Rechtsanwalt |
| Gisa Wurm | Frau Bramezberger |
| Wilhelm Leicht | Theaterdirektor in Krems |
| Fred Hülgerth | Tenor Czika |
| Lia Bayer | |
| Ady Berber | |
| Franz Borsos | |
| Chor der Wiener Staatsoper |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Willi Forst | Producer |
| Karl Hartl | Producer |
