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Congress Dances

Original title: Der Kongreß tanzt
  • 19311931
  • 1h 25m
IMDb RATING
7.0/10
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Congress Dances (1931)
ComedyHistoryMusical
Vienna glove-sales-lady Christl falls in love to Czar Alexander. Metternich tries to use this to keep him out of the conferences of the Vienna Congress from 1815.Vienna glove-sales-lady Christl falls in love to Czar Alexander. Metternich tries to use this to keep him out of the conferences of the Vienna Congress from 1815.Vienna glove-sales-lady Christl falls in love to Czar Alexander. Metternich tries to use this to keep him out of the conferences of the Vienna Congress from 1815.
IMDb RATING
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561
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    • Erik Charell
    • Norbert Falk
    • Robert Liebmann
  • Stars
    • Lilian Harvey
    • Willy Fritsch
    • Otto Wallburg
    • Erik Charell
    • Norbert Falk
    • Robert Liebmann
  • Stars
    • Lilian Harvey
    • Willy Fritsch
    • Otto Wallburg
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    • 7User reviews
    • 6Critic reviews
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    Willy Fritsch and Lilian Harvey in Congress Dances (1931)
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    Lilian Harvey in Congress Dances (1931)
    Congress Dances (1931)
    Lil Dagover and Conrad Veidt in Congress Dances (1931)

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    Lilian Harvey
    Lilian Harvey
    • Christel Weinzinger, Gloves-seller
    Willy Fritsch
    Willy Fritsch
    • Czar Alexander of Russia
    • (as Willi Fritsch)
    • …
    Otto Wallburg
    Otto Wallburg
    • Bibikoff, his Adjutant
    Conrad Veidt
    Conrad Veidt
    • Prince Metternich
    Carl-Heinz Schroth
    Carl-Heinz Schroth
    • Pepi, his Secretary
    • (as Carl Heinz Schroth)
    Lil Dagover
    Lil Dagover
    • The Countess
    Adele Sandrock
    Adele Sandrock
    • The Princess
    Margarete Kupfer
    Margarete Kupfer
    • The Countess
    Julius Falkenstein
    Julius Falkenstein
    • The Minister of Finance
    Max Gülstorff
    Max Gülstorff
    • The Bürgermeister
    Paul Hörbiger
    Paul Hörbiger
    • Heurigen Singer
    Boris Romanoff
    • Dancer
    Alfred Abel
    Alfred Abel
    • King of Saxony
    • (uncredited)
    Hermann Blaß
    Hermann Blaß
      Trude Brionne
        Alfred Gerasch
        Alfred Gerasch
        • The French Envoy
        • (uncredited)
        Franz Nicklisch
          Eugen Rex
          Eugen Rex
          • The Saxon Envoy
          • (uncredited)
            • Erik Charell
            • Norbert Falk
            • Robert Liebmann
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          • Trivia
            Lilian Harvey played Christel in the English, French and German versions of this film. Conrad Veidt played Metternich in the simultaneously filmed English-language version of "Der Kongress tanzt." called "Congress Dances". Pierre Magnier assumed the role in the French version. Lil Dagover, Veidt's co-star in "The Cabinet of Dr, Caligari," played the countess in all three versions.
          • Goofs
            At the Vienna Congress held in 1815 the orchestra in a canteen played Franz Schubert's "Military March," which was composed in 1818.
          • Connections
            Alternate-language version of Le congrès s'amuse (1931)
          • Soundtracks
            Das gibt's nur einmal, das kommt nie wieder
            Music by Werner R. Heymann

            Lyrics by Robert Gilbert

            Sung by Lilian Harvey

          User reviews7

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          10/10
          A masterpiece.
          This film is a treasure. It's really witty, funny... full or light eroticism, beautifully performed... lovely songs.

          The long sequence of Lilian Harvey being driven to her "new Villa", singing a song is nothing less than a 10 minutes masterpiece in its own right. Harvey is sensational, wonderfully spontaneous. The song is instantly catchy. The hundreds of extras waving at the carriage, throwing flowers and balloons... the children dancing. Everything wonderfully filmed, timed and choreographed. There is a genuine joy in it that will make you feel like a child and smile.

          This sequence catches the spirit of the film, but YOU ARE GETTING IT ALL WRONG IF YOU THINK THIS IS THE ONLY PART WORTH SEEING. The film is a wonderfully funny comedy to be compared with a masterpiece like "To be or not to be". In fact my rating is 10.

          Films just DON'T GET ANY BETTER.

          Sorry if I sound too enthusiastic, but I was just amazed. Don't miss it. It's really special.
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          • ichinatsuno-1
          • Mar 9, 2007

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          • Release date
            • April 25, 1932 (United States)
            • Germany
            • German
          • Also known as
            • Neubabelsberg, Brandenburg, Germany
          • Production company
            • Universum Film (UFA)
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          • 1 hour 25 minutes
            • Black and White

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