The Blue Danube (1926 film)

The Blue Danube
Directed by	Frederic Zelnik
Written by	Fanny Carlsen Charles Dunn
Produced by	Frederic Zelnik
Starring	Harry Liedtke Lya Mara Hans Junkermann Julius Falkenstein
Cinematography	Frederik Fuglsang
Music by	Willy Schmidt-Gentner
Production company	Zelnik-Film
Distributed by	Deutsche Lichtspiel-Syndikat Graham-Wilcox Productions (UK) Aywon Pictures (US)
Release date	16 August 1926 (1926-08-16)
Running time	93 minutes
Country	Germany
Languages	Silent German intertitles

The Blue Danube (German: An der schönen blauen Donau) is a 1926 German silent romance film directed by Frederic Zelnik and starring Harry Liedtke, Lya Mara and Hans Junkermann. The film has been described as a paean to Austria. It was shot at the Staaken Studios in Berlin. The film's art direction was by Andrej Andrejew and Jacek Rotmil who designed the sets.

Cast

• Harry Liedtke as Graf Oskar Zirsky
• Lya Mara as Mizzi Staudinger
• Hans Junkermann as Erzherzog Ignaz
• Julius Falkenstein as Erbgraf Zirsky
• Ernő Verebes as Graf Rudi Zirsky
• Hans Albers as Graf Jaromir
• Henry Bender as Graf Casimir
• Hugo Döblin
• Olga Engl as Gräfin Zirsky
• Arthur Kraußneck as Josef Stingl
• Max Leffler as Kardinal Graf Zirsky
• Albert Paulig as Adjutant v. Erzherzog Ignaz
• Karl Platen as Florian Staudinger, Schuhmachermeister
• Frida Richard

Bibliography

• Prawer, Siegbert Salomon (2005). Between Two Worlds: The Jewish Presence in German and Austrian Film, 1910–1933. New York: Berghahn Books. ISBN 978-1-84545-074-8.

External links

• The Blue Danube at IMDb