| If It Were Not for Music | |
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| Directed by | Carmine Gallone |
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| Cinematography | Reimar Kuntze |
| Edited by | Waldemar Gaede |
| Music by | Alois Melichar |
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| Distributed by | Tobis Film |
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Running time | 89 minutes |
| Country | Germany |
| Language | German |
Wenn die Musik nicht wär (English: If It Were Not for Music)[1] is a 1935 German drama film directed by Carmine Gallone and starring Paul Hörbiger, Willi Schaeffers and Ida Wüst. The film was shot at the Grunewald Studios in Berlin.[2] It is based on the novel Der Kraft-Mayr by Ernst von Wolzogen. The film's art direction was by Fritz Maurischat and Karl Weber.[3]
Plot
Franz Liszt, renowned and influential, assists a piano instructor who is facing difficulties and lacks worldly experience. Liszt aids the tutor in securing a prestigious role in Munich while also protecting him from a malevolent foreign rival who seeks to win over the tutor's beloved.
Cast
- Paul Hörbiger as Florian Mayr, genannt 'Kraft-Mayr'
- Willi Schaeffers as Konsul Burmeester
- Ida Wüst as Seine Frau
- Karin Hardt as Thekla, seine Tochter
- Sybille Schmitz as Ilonka Badacz
- Harry Hardt as Baron Poldi
- Luis Rainer as Franz Liszt
- Annemarie Steinsieck as Gräfin Tockenburg
- Herta Worell as Dirigentin des Damenorchesters
- Josefine Dora as Olga, Theklas Kindermädchen
- Emmy Wyda as Frau Stoltenhagen
- Hubert von Meyerinck as Kusjmitsch von Prschitschkin
- Wolf Ackva
- Rudolf Biebrach
- Max Ernst
- Hugo Flink
- Erich Heyn
- Helga Kalkum
- Günther Langenbeck
- Morvilius
- Karl Morvilius
- Otto Sauter-Sarto
- Walter Schramm-Duncker
- Max Wilmsen
References
- ↑ Wenn die Musik nicht wär (Live in Berlin), retrieved 2022-08-18
- ↑ Klaus p.201
- ↑ Sperber, André (2021-05-19). "Bücherfrühling – Wolfgang Molkow: Wenn die Musik nicht wär'". concerti.de (in German). Retrieved 2023-06-14.
Bibliography
- Klaus, Ulrich J. Deutsche Tonfilme: Jahrgang 1933. Klaus-Archiv, 1988.
External links
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