Strauss Is Playing Today
Strauss Is Playing Today (German: Heut' spielt der Strauss) is a 1928 German silent drama film directed by Conrad Wiene and starring Alfred Abel, Hermine Sterler and Imre Ráday. The film was made at the Tempelhof Studios in Berlin.[1] It portrays the relationship between the father and son Austrian composers Johann Strauss I and Johann Strauss II.
| Strauss Is Playing Today | |
|---|---|
 German film poster | |
| German | Heut' spielt der Strauss |
| Directed by | Conrad Wiene |
| Written by | Robert Wiene |
| Produced by | Hermann Fellner Josef Somlo |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Franz Planer |
| Music by | Bernard Homola |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Deutsche Fox |
Release date |
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| Country | Germany |
| Languages | Silent German intertitles |
Cast
- Alfred Abel as Johann Strauss father
- Hermine Sterler as Anna, his wife
- Imre Ráday as Johann Strauss son
- Antonie Jaeckel as Deisinger's wife
- Willy Schmieder as Deisinger
- Lilian Ellis as Liesl
- Ferdinand Bonn as Drechsler
- Trude Hesterberg as Trampusch
- Jakob Tiedtke as Wieß
- Paul Hörbiger as Lamperlhirsch
- Eugen Neufeld as Grand Duke
- John Mylong as Mödlinger
See also
- A Waltz by Strauss (1931)
References
- Jung, Uli & Schatzberg, Walter. Beyond Caligari: The Films of Robert Wiene. Berghahn Books, 1999. p. 219. ISBN 1571811966.
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