''Court Waltzes'' (french: La guerre des valses) is a 1933 musical film directed by Ludwig Berger and Raoul Ploquin and starring

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, Armand Dranem and Madeleine Ozeray. It was the French-language version of '' Waltz War'', made by the German studio

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and also directed by Berger.Bock & Bergfelder, p. 195 In the early years of

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it was common to shoot completely separate versions of films in different languages before

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became more established. It was part of a trend of

operetta films Operetta films (German: Operettenfilm) are a genre of musical films associated with, but not exclusive to, German language cinema. The genre began in the late 1920s, but its roots stretch back into the tradition of nineteenth century Viennese ope ...

released during the decade.

Cast

as Franz * Armand Dranem as Le juge * Madeleine Ozeray as Queen Victoria * Fernand Charpin as Joseph Lanner * Pierre Mingand as Johann Strauss * Janine Crispin as Katie * Paul Ollivier as Le chambellan * François Rozet as Prince Albert *

Arletty Léonie Marie Julie Bathiat (15 May 1898 – 23 July 1992), known professionally as Arletty, was a French actress, singer, and fashion model. As an actress she is particularly known for classics directed by Marcel Carné, including '' Hotel du N ...

as La chocolatière * Maximilienne as Une dame d'honneur * Eric Roiné * Nane Germon * Jane Marken *

Willy Rozier Willy Rozier (27 June 1901 – 29 May 1983) was a French actor, film director, film producer and screenwriter who also used the pseudonym Xavier Vallier. Filmography Director * ''Les Monts en flammes'' (1931) * ''Calais-Dover'' (1931) * '' ...

* Hélène Regelly

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* 1933 films German historical musical films 1930s historical musical films Operetta films 1930s French-language films Films directed by Ludwig Berger Films directed by Raoul Ploquin UFA GmbH films German multilingual films Films set in the 19th century Films set in London German black-and-white films 1933 multilingual films 1930s German films French-language German films {{historic-musical-film-stub