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Vienna, City of My Dreams (1957)

In the made-up country of Alanien, King Alexander I has been overthrown while abroad. Now, he's in Vienna with his daughter, the city of his fondest memories since studying there as a boy. It doesn't take long for the charm of Vienna to work its magic on the former king: he quickly comes to terms with the new situation and is able to enjoy the Austrian capital sans all the ceremony and trappings which would otherwise accompany him on a state visit. The princess is content with preparing herself for a career as a pianist concert, while the former king takes a job as a chauffeur in the embassy of the country he once ruled. The revolutionaries are shocked; and his days in Vienna are numbered.

Romance
Music
Comedy

Top billed cast

Adrian HovenPeter Lehnert, Musikprofessor
Erika RembergSandra, Prinzessin von Alanien
Hans HoltAlexander I., König von Alanien
Hertha FeilerElisabeth Seyboldt
Oskar SimaGesandter von Trotum
Paul HörbigerVater Lehnert
Alma SeidlerMutter Lehnert
Jane TildenKlara von Trotum
Richard RomanowskyKatzelseder
Erwin StrahlMirko

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