The Bohemian Dancer (1926 film)

The Bohemian Dancer
Directed by	Frederic Zelnik
Written by	Bernhard Buchbinder (libretto) Fanny Carlsen Alfred Halm
Produced by	Frederic Zelnik
Starring	Lya Mara Harry Liedtke William Dieterle Heinrich Peer
Cinematography	Akos Farkas Frederik Fuglsang Mutz Greenbaum
Music by	Hans May
Production company	Zelnik-Film
Distributed by	Süd-Film
Release date	5 March 1926 (1926-03-05)
Running time	105 minutes
Country	Germany
Languages	Silent German intertitles

The Bohemian Dancer (German: Die Försterchristl) is a 1926 German silent drama film directed by Frederic Zelnik and starring Lya Mara, Harry Liedtke, and William Dieterle. It premiered in Berlin on 5 March 1926.[1] It is based on the operetta 1907 Die Försterchristl composed by Georg Jarno with a libretto by Bernhard Buchbinder. It was shot at the Staaken Studios in Berlin. The film's art direction was by Gustav A. Knauer and Andrej Andrejew who designed the sets. The film is set in Vienna and Hungary during the 18th century.

Cast

• Lya Mara as Försterchristl
• Harry Liedtke as Kaiser Joseph II
• William Dieterle as Korporal Földessy
• Heinrich Peer as Fürst Kaunitz
• Eduard von Winterstein as Förster Lange
• Margarete Kupfer as Gräfin Degenfeld
• Berta Scheven as Kaiserin Maria Theresia
• Karl Harbacher as Hoffriseur Walperl
• Carl Geppert as Graf Dietrichstein
• Hermann Böttcher as Graf Leoben
• Irene Eisinger
• Oskar Karlweis
• Paul Richter

References

1. Grange p. 220

Bibliography

• Grange, William (2008). Cultural Chronicle of the Weimar Republic. Lanham, MD: Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-5967-8.

External links

• The Bohemian Dancer at IMDb