Movie

Fanny Elssler

★ 7.5/10 · 2 votes 1937 1h 20m Released

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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.

Cast

Lilian Harvey Fanny Elßler Willy Birgel Hofrat Friedrich Gentz Rolf Moebius Duke of Reichstadt Paul Hoffmann Metternich Liselotte Schaak Therese Elssler - Fannys S Ernst Karchow Dietrichstein