The Swedish Nightingale (film)
| The Swedish Nightingale | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Peter Paul Brauer |
| Produced by | Ernst Günter Techow |
| Written by |
Friedrich Forster-Burggraf (play) Henry Lemarchand Per Schwenzen Gert von Klaß |
| Starring |
Ilse Werner Karl Ludwig Diehl Joachim Gottschalk Aribert Wäscher |
| Music by | Franz Grothe |
| Cinematography | Ewald Daub |
| Edited by | Alice Ludwig |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Terra Film |
Release dates | 9 April 1941 |
Running time | 97 minutes |
| Country | Germany |
| Language | German |
The Swedish Nightingale (German:Die schwedische Nachtigall) is a 1941 German musical film directed by Peter Paul Brauer and starring Ilse Werner, Karl Ludwig Diehl and Joachim Gottschalk.[1] The film is based on a play by Friedrich Forster-Burggraf set in nineteenth century Copenhagen. It portrays a romance between the writer Hans Christian Andersen and the opera singer Jenny Lind the "Swedish Nightingale" of the title.
Cast
- Ilse Werner as Jenny Lind
- Karl Ludwig Diehl as Count Rantzan
- Joachim Gottschalk as Hans Christian Andersen
- Aribert Wäscher as Peer Upän
- Marianne Simson as Karin Nielsson
- Hans Leibelt as Theatre Director
- Emil Heß as Thorwaldsen
- Hans Hermann Schaufuß as Orchestra Conductor
- Volker von Collande as Olaf Larsson
- Käte Kühl as Frl. Rindom, Sängerin
- Ruth Lommel as Eine Debütantin
- Elga Brink as Gräfin Ebba Douglas
- Erich Dunskus as Postmeister
- Angelo Ferrari as Italienischer Gastwirt
- Werner Stock as Prinz Schweinehirt
- Jakob Tiedtke as Kaiser
- Wilfried Seyferth as Hofjunker
- Alwin Lippisch as Leibarzt
- Charlotte Schellhorn as Küchenmädchen
- Ernst Sattler as Axel Lind
- Jeanette Bethge as Frau Tostrup, Andersens Haushälterin
- Siegfried von Geldern as Tenor
- Erwin Hoffmann as Ballettmeister
- Walter Bechmann as Theatersekretär
- Franz Stein as Hofuhrmacher
- Bernhard Goetzke as Tod
- Erna Berger as Solostimme und Stimme der Nachtigall
- Lillie Claus as Singer
- France Clery as Singer
- Karl Hellmer
- Rudolf Schündler
- Ingeborg Albert
- Curt Cappi
- Elsa Andrä Beyer
- Franz Arzdorf
- Max Dietze
- Irene Fischer
- Gustl Kreusch
- Peter C. Leska
- Willy Melas
- Hans Reiners
- Ernst Rotmund
- Otto Sauter-Sarto
- Karl Wagner
- Hanns Waschatko
- Bruno Ziener
References
- ↑ Hake p.215
Bibliography
- Hake, Sabine. Popular Cinema of the Third Reich. University of Texas Press, 2001.