Farewell Waltz | |
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Directed by | Géza von Bolváry |
Written by | Jacques Théry (novel) Ernst Marischka |
Produced by | Siegfried Fritz Fromm |
Starring | Wolfgang Liebeneiner Richard Romanowsky Hanna Waag |
Cinematography | Werner Brandes |
Edited by | Hermann Haller |
Music by | Alois Melichar |
Production company | Boston Film |
Release date |
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Running time | 87 minutes |
Country | Germany |
Language | German |
Farewell Waltz (German: Abschiedswalzer) is a 1934 German historical musical drama film directed by Géza von Bolváry and starring Wolfgang Liebeneiner, Richard Romanowsky and Hanna Waag.[1] It is based on the life of the composer Frédéric Chopin.
The film's sets were designed by the art director Emil Hasler and Arthur Schwarz. A separate French-language version Song of Farewell was also produced.
Warsaw, 1830. Chopin is a student involved in secret nationalist revolution and in love with the singer Constantia. His friends however believe he can best serve the cause by growing abroad and winning fame as a composer. The November Uprising against the Russian Empire is crushed. Meanwhile Chopin, with the assistance of Franz Liszt, turns his initial failure in Paris into a triumph.