Fanny Elssler (1920 film)

Fanny Elssler
German	Die Erlebnisse der berühmten Tänzerin Fanny Elßler
Directed by	Frederic Zelnik
Written by	Hans Adler Fanny Carlsen Bernard Grun Oskar Stalla
Produced by	Frederic Zelnik
Starring	Lya Mara Ernst Hofmann Rudolf Forster
Cinematography	Willy Goldberger
Production company	Zelnik-Mara-Film
Release date	3 August 1920 (1920-08-03)
Country	Germany
Languages	Silent German intertitles

Fanny Elssler (German: Die Erlebnisse der berühmten Tänzerin Fanny Elßler) is a 1920 German historical film directed by Friedrich Zelnik and starring Lya Mara, Ernst Hofmann, and Rudolf Forster.[1] It is based on the life of the nineteenth century Austrian dancer Fanny Elssler.

The film's sets were designed by the art director Fritz Lederer.

Cast

• Lya Mara as Fanny Elssler
• Ernst Hofmann as Herzog von Reichstadt
• Rudolf Forster as Gentz
• Heinrich Peer as Metternich
• Josef Reithofer as Lord Ebester
• Ilka Grüning
• Karl Harbacher
• Hilde Arndt
• Karl Platen

References

1. Hake, Sabine (2009). Bock, Hans-Michael; Bergfelder, Tim (eds.). The Concise Cinegraph: Encyclopaedia of German Cinema. New York: Berghahn Books. p. 549. doi:10.2307/j.ctt1x76dm6. ISBN 978-1571816559. JSTOR j.ctt1x76dm6. S2CID 252868046.

External links

• Fanny Elssler at IMDb