Strauss Is Playing Today
| Strauss Is Playing Today | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Conrad Wiene |
| Produced by |
Hermann Fellner Josef Somlo |
| Written by | Robert Wiene |
| Starring |
Alfred Abel Hermine Sterler Imre Ráday Antonie Jaeckel |
| Music by | Bernard Homola |
| Cinematography | Franz Planer |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Deutsche Fox |
Release dates | 26 October 1928 |
| Country | Germany |
| Language |
Silent German intertitles |
Strauss Is Playing Today (German: Heut' spielt der Strauss) is a 1928 German silent drama film directed by Conrad Wiene and starring Alfred Abel, Hermine Sterler and Imre Ráday. The film was made at the Tempelhof Studios in Berlin.[1] It portrays the relationship between the father and son Austrian composers Johann Strauss I and Johann Strauss II.
Cast
- Alfred Abel - Johann Strauss Vater
- Hermine Sterler - Anna, seine Frau
- Imre Ráday - Johann Strauss Sohn
- Antonie Jaeckel - Frau Deisinger
- Willy Schmieder - Deisinger
- Lilian Ellis - Liesl
- Ferdinand Bonn - Drechsler
- Trude Hesterberg - Trampusch
- Jakob Tiedtke - Wieß
- Paul Hörbiger - Lamperlhirsch
- Eugen Neufeld - Großfürst
- John Mylong - Mödlinger
References
- ↑ Jung & Schatzberg p.219
Bibliography
- Jung, Uli & Schatzberg, Walter. Beyond Caligari: The Films of Robert Wiene. Berghahn Books, 1999.