The Angel with the Trumpet (1950 film)
| The Angel with the Trumpet | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Anthony Bushell |
| Produced by | Karl Hartl |
| Written by |
Franz Tassie Karl Hartl |
| Starring | Eileen Herlie |
| Music by | Willy Schmidt-Gentner |
| Cinematography | Robert Krasker |
| Edited by | Reginald Beck (sup.) |
Production company | |
Release date | 20 March 1950 |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Box office | £86,265[1] |
The Angel with the Trumpet is a 1950 British drama film directed by Anthony Bushell and starring Eileen Herlie, Basil Sydney and Norman Wooland.[2] It was based on a novel by Ernst Lothar. The film follows the rise and fall of an Austrian aristocrat and her eventual death following the Anschluss. The film was a remake of a 1948 Austrian film Der Engel mit der Posaune.
Production
To reduce costs, this British film reused much of the earlier Austrian film, especially for distance shots and for scenes with minor characters who were dubbed. In this way, Maria Schell and Oskar Werner launched their international careers in this film.[3]
It was the first film Bushell directed.[4]
Plot
The head of a Viennese piano manufacturing firm marries the daughter of a Jewish academic. She has loved the Habsburg Crown Prince who can not marry her.[5]
Partial cast
- Eileen Herlie - Henrietta Stein
- Basil Sydney - Francis Alt
- Norman Wooland - Prince Rudolf
- Maria Schell - Anna Linden
- Olga Edwardes - Monica Alt
- Andrew Cruickshank - Otto Alt
- John Justin - Paul Alt
- Oskar Werner - Herman Alt
- Anthony Bushell - Baron Hugo Traun
- David Davies - Nazi leader
- Anton Edthofer - Emperor Franz Joseph
- Jane Henderson - Gretel Paskiewicz
- Wilfrid Hyde-White - Simmerl
- John Van Eyssen - Albert Drauffer
References
- ↑ Vincent Porter, 'The Robert Clark Account', Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television, Vol 20 No 4, 2000 p489
- ↑ http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/65715
- ↑ Daviau, Gertraud Steiner. "Der Engel mit der Posaune". Film Reference. Retrieved 13 April 2015.
- ↑ Reid, John Howard (2006). America's Best, Britain's Finest: A Survey of Mixed Movies. pp. 7–8. Retrieved 14 April 2015.
- ↑ "The Angel with the Trumpet". Film Reference. Retrieved 14 April 2015.