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Release Date:
December 18, 1936
Original Title:
Das Hofkonzert
Alternate Titles:
Concert à la cour
Genres:
Comedy | Music | Romance
Production Companies:
UFA
Production Countries:
Germany
Ratings / Certifications:
N/A
Runtime: 85
Before he became cult director Douglas Sirk, Detlef Sierck cut his teeth on such lavish European star vehicles as Das Hofkonzert (The Court Concert). Marta Eggerth is cast as Christine, a young singer who aspires to find out who her father was. Her odyssey brings her to the court of a mythical kingdom, where she is romanced by handsome lieutenant Walter (Johannes Heesters). He is warned not to lose his heart to a "commoner," but all turns out all right when King Serenissimus (Otto Tressler) turns out to be Christine's long-lost daddy. Hofkonzert was designed as a comeback for Marta Eggerth, whose star had eclipsed by the mid-1930s.
Assistant Director:
Erich Kobler
Anton Weissenbach
Costume Design:
Manon Hahn
Director:
Douglas Sirk
Director of Photography:
Franz Weihmayr
Editor:
Erich Kobler
Original Music Composer:
Edmund Nick
Ferenc Vecsey
Producer:
Bruno Duday
Production Manager:
Erich Holder
Set Decoration:
Fritz Maurischat
Theatre Play:
Toni Impekoven
Paul Verhoeven
Unit Manager:
Fritz Andreas Brodersen
Fritz Schwarz
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