Vienna, Austria, late 1870s. After suffering an irreparable misfortune, the Austrian composer Johann Strauss Jr. (1825-99), the Waltz King, falls in love with a ballet dancer, which disappoints the famous operetta singer Marie Geistinger…
Alfred JergerJohann Strauss
Lizzi HolzschuhLily Dietrich
Maria PaudlerMaria Geistinger
Leo SlezakPublisher HaslingerSylvia de BettiniHans HommaThe Theater DirectorKurt LessenGenee - The LibrettistEduard WesenerFerrandt
Iris ArlanFini
Rudolf CarlStephan - The Butler
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