Royal Waltz | |
Director: | Jean Grémillon |
Producer: | Karl Ritter |
Music: | Franz Doelle |
Cinematography: | Konstantin Irmen-Tschet |
Editing: | Klaus Stapenhorst |
Studio: | UFA |
Distributor: | ACE |
Runtime: | 95 minutes |
Language: | French |
Royal Waltz (French: Valse royale) is a 1936 French-German historical film directed by Jean Grémillon and starring Henri Garat, Renée Saint-Cyr and Christian-Gérard.[1]
It is the French-language version of the German film Königswalzer, made in Berlin by UFA. The film's art direction was by Robert Herlth and Walter Röhrig. Raoul Ploquin, who specialised in co-productions acted as supervisor.
In Munich in 1852 Michel de Thalberg, the Austrian envoy to arrange a dynastic marriage with Bavaria falls in love but finds his plans thwarted until he is assisted by the intervention of Princess Elisabeth.