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.

The Royal Waltz (1935 film)

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Bibliography

Klaus, Ulrich J. Deutsche Tonfilme: Jahrgang 1931. Klaus-Archiv, 2006. Reimer, Robert C. & Reimer, Carol J. Historical Dictionary of German Cinema. Rowman & Littlefield, 2019. Von Dassanowsky, Robert. Screening Transcendence: Film Under Austrofascism and the Hollywood Hope, 1933-1938. Indiana University Press, 2018 Waldman, Harry. Nazi Films in America, 1933-1942. McFarland, 2008.

The Royal Waltz (1935 film)

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1935 films

1930s historical musical films

German historical musical films

Films of Nazi Germany

1930s German-language films

Films directed by Herbert Maisch

Films set in the 1850s

German multilingual films

German black-and-white films

Cultural depictions of Empress Elisabeth of Austria

Cultural depictions of Franz Joseph I of Austria

UFA GmbH films

1935 multilingual films

Films set in the Austrian Empire

1930s German films

Films shot at Babelsberg Studios

The Royal Waltz (1935 film)