Waltz War | |
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Directed by | Ludwig Berger |
Produced by | Günther Stapenhorst |
Written by |
Robert Liebmann Hans Müller |
Starring |
Renate Müller Willy Fritsch Paul Hörbiger |
Music by |
Franz Grothe Joseph Lanner |
Cinematography | Carl Hoffmann |
Edited by | Willy Zeyn |
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Distributed by | UFA |
Release date
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4 October 1933 |
Running time
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93 minutes |
Country | Germany |
Language | German |
Waltz War (German:Walzerkrieg) is a 1933 German biographical film directed by Ludwig Berger and starring Renate Müller, Willy Fritsch and Paul Hörbiger. It depicts the life of the Austrian ballet dancer Katti Lanner who eventually settled in Victorian Britain. It is also known by the alternative title of The Battle of the Walzes.
The film was made by the largest German studio UFA, with sets designed by Robert Herlth and Walter Röhrig. A separate French-language version La guerre des valses was also directed by Berger.