Royal Waltz (French: Valse royale) is a 1936 French-German historical film directed by Jean Grémillon and starring Henri Garat, Renée Saint-Cyr and Christian-Gérard.Crisp p.409
It is the French-language version of the German film Königswalzer, made in Berlin by UFA. The film's art direction was by Robert Herlth and Walter Röhrig. Raoul Ploquin, who specialised in co-productions acted as supervisor.
Synopsis In Munich in 1852 Michel de Thalberg, the Austrian envoy to arrange a dynastic marriage with Bavaria falls in love but finds his plans thwarted until he is assisted by the intervention of Princess Elisabeth.
Cast Henri Garat as Michel de Thalberg Renée Saint-Cyr as Thérèse Tomasoni Christian-Gérard as Pilou Adrien Le Gallo as Le roi Max de Bavière Mila Parély as Annie Tomasini Bernard Lancret as L'empereur François Joseph d'Autriche Alla Donell as La princesse Elisabeth de Bavière, nommée Sissi Gustave Gallet as Ludwig Tomasoni Lucien Dayle as Gargamus Geymond Vital as René Edmond Beauchamp as Maps Georges Prieur as Le comte Thalberg Jean Aymé as de Borney Gaston Dubosc Georgette Lamoureux
References
Bibliography Crisp, Colin. Genre, Myth and Convention in the French Cinema, 1929-1939. Indiana University Press, 2002.
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