Fanny Elssler

(1937)

★ 7.5 IMDb · 2 votes

Genres: Drama, History, Music, Romance

Year: 1937

Runtime: 83 мин

Country: Germany

Director: Paul Martin

Cast: Lilian Harvey, Willy Birgel, Rolf Moebius, Paul Hoffmann, Liselotte Schaak, Ernst Karchow, Walter Werner, Ernst Sattler, Hubert von Meyerinck, Werner Kepich

Plot

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.