The Csardas King | |
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Directed by | Harald Philipp |
Written by | Helmuth M. Backhaus Janne Furch Harald Philipp Curt Riess Leo Stein Hans Wilhelm |
Produced by | Artur Brauner |
Starring | Gerhard Riedmann Rudolf Schock Elma Karlowa |
Cinematography | Fritz Arno Wagner |
Edited by | Johanna Meisel |
Music by | Emmerich Kalman |
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Distributed by | Constantin Film |
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Running time | 96 minutes |
Country | West Germany |
Language | German |
The Csardas King (German: Der Czardas-König) is a 1958 West German musical film directed by Harald Philipp and starring Gerhard Riedmann, Rudolf Schock and Elma Karlowa.[1] It is a biopic of the life of the Hungarian operetta composer Emmerich Kalman.
The film's sets were designed by the art directors Helmut Nentwig and Heinrich Weidemann. It was shot at the Spandau Studios in Berlin and on location in Budapest. It was made in Eastmancolor.