The Great Awakening (film)
| The Great Awakening (film) | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Reinhold Schünzel |
| Produced by |
Douglas MacLean William Sekely |
| Written by |
Howard Estabrook Nicholas Joy |
| Starring |
Alan Curtis Ilona Massey Billy Gilbert Binnie Barnes Sig Arno |
| Distributed by | United Artists |
Release dates |
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Running time | 90 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
The Great Awakening (1941) is an American historical film directed by Reinhold Schünzel and starring Alan Curtis, Ilona Massey and Billy Gilbert. The film was produced by Gloria Pictures Corporation, and released by United Artists.
The film, sometimes known by the alternative title New Wine, was the last directed by Schünzel who was an exile from Nazi Germany.[1]
Plot
Austrian composer Franz Schubert flees from Vienna to avoid conscription, ending up in Hungary where he falls in love.[2]
Cast
- Alan Curtis - Franz Schubert
- Ilona Massey - Anna
- Billy Gilbert - Poldi
- Binnie Barnes - Countess Carolinda
- Sig Arno - Maestro Frascini
- Barnett Parker - Duke
- Albert Bassermann - Ludwig van Beethoven
- Kenneth Farrell - Young Man
- Ann Stewart - Young Woman
- Gilbert Emery - School Principal
- George O'Hanlon - Peppi
- Forrest Tucker - Moritz
- Maynard Holmes - Wilhelm
- Marion Martin - Mitzi, tavern wench
- Paul Sutton - Farm Foreman
- Sterling Holloway - Otto, the bookkeeper
- John Qualen - Hasslinger's Clerk
- Richard Carle - Karl Hasslinger
References
Bibliography
- Tim Bergfelder and Hans-Michael Bock, The Concise Cinegraph: Encyclopedia of German Film (Berghahn Books, 2009)
- Larry Langman, Destination Hollywood: The Influence of Europeans on American Filmmaking (McFarland & Company, 2000)
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