
Fanny Elssler
Prince Klemens von Metternich orders Friedrich Gentz, one of his aides, to keep the Duke of Reichstadt---Napoleon Francois Joseph Charles---son of Napoleon and heir to the French throne, from thinking about French politics. Gentz enlists the help of ballerina Fanny Elsser, all the rage in several European capitals, to keep the Duke distracted.
Release Date: 1937-11-04
Drama
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Casts

Lilian Harvey
as Fanny Elßler

Willy Birgel
as Hofrat Friedrich Gentz

Rolf Moebius
as Duke of Reichstadt

Paul Hoffmann
as Metternich

Liselotte Schaak
as Therese Elssler - Fannys Schwester

Ernst Karchow
as Dietrichstein

Walter Werner
as The Maestro Foresti

Ernst Sattler
as Kammerdiener Lindner

Hubert von Meyerinck
as Polizeipräfekt