The Count of Luxemburg (1972 film)
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The Count of Luxemburg is a 1972 German
musical
comedy film
directed by Wolfgang Glück
and starring Eberhard Wächter, Lilian Sukis
and Erich Kunz
. It is an adaptation of the operetta Der Graf von Luxemburg
by Franz Lehár
.
Cinema of Germany
Cinema in Germany can be traced back to the late 19th century. German cinema has made major technical and artistic contributions to film.Unlike any other national cinemas, which developed in the context of relatively continuous and stable political systems, Germany witnesses major changes to its...
musical
Musical film
The musical film is a film genre in which songs sung by the characters are interwoven into the narrative, sometimes accompanied by dancing. The songs usually advance the plot or develop the film's characters, though in some cases they serve merely as breaks in the storyline, often as elaborate...
comedy film
Comedy film
Comedy film is a genre of film in which the main emphasis is on humour. They are designed to elicit laughter from the audience. Comedies are mostly light-hearted dramas and are made to amuse and entertain the audiences...
directed by Wolfgang Glück
Wolfgang Glück
Wolfgang Glück is an Austrian film director and screenwriter. His film 38 – Auch das war Wien was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.-External links:...
and starring Eberhard Wächter, Lilian Sukis
Lilian Sukis
Lilian Sukis is a Canadian operatic soprano of Lithuanian birth. After earning diplomas from the University of Toronto and McMaster University, she made her professional opera debut in 1964 as Kate Pinkerton in Giacomo Puccini's Madama Butterfly with the Canadian Opera Company...
and Erich Kunz
Erich Kunz
Erich Kunz was an Austrian operatic bass-baritone, particularly associated with the roles of Papageno and Beckmesser....
. It is an adaptation of the operetta Der Graf von Luxemburg
Der Graf von Luxemburg
Der Graf von Luxemburg is an operetta in three acts by Franz Lehár to German libretto by Alfred Willner, Robert Bodanzky, and Leo Stein. It premiered at the Theater an der Wien in Vienna, on 12 November 1909 and was an immediate success...
by Franz Lehár
Franz Lehár
Franz Lehár was an Austrian-Hungarian composer. He is mainly known for his operettas of which the most successful and best known is The Merry Widow .-Biography:...
.
Cast
- Eberhard Wächter ... Graf von Luxemburg
- Lilian SukisLilian SukisLilian Sukis is a Canadian operatic soprano of Lithuanian birth. After earning diplomas from the University of Toronto and McMaster University, she made her professional opera debut in 1964 as Kate Pinkerton in Giacomo Puccini's Madama Butterfly with the Canadian Opera Company...
... Angele Didier - Erich KunzErich KunzErich Kunz was an Austrian operatic bass-baritone, particularly associated with the roles of Papageno and Beckmesser....
... Fürst Basil - Peter FröhlichPéter FröhlichPéter Fröhlich of Hungary in a noted sabre coach and was British Olympic coach in 1992, 1996 and 2000. He coached many members of the Hungarian team at Under-20 and senior level in 1999-2001....
... Armand Brissand - Helga Papouschek ... Juliette Vermont
- Jane Tilden ... Stasa Kokozow
- Kurt Sowinetz ... Pellegrin
- Georg Corten ... Paulovditsch
- Kurt Zips ... Mentschikoff