' is a 1933 German

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directed by

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and starring

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, and

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Plot

In Vienna during the late Imperial era, a love affair between a young lieutenant and a musician's daughter ends tragically when the lieutenant is killed in a duel, and the girl commits suicide.

Cast

Production

''Liebelei'' was directed by

and produced by Elite Tonfilm. The film, based on a play of the same name ('' Liebelei'') by

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, describes an ill-fated love affair. A 1927 silent film version was previously produced. A separate French-language version – ''

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'' (1934) – was also released, using most of the original cast. The film's sets were designed by the

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took place in

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and

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Release

After

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the film was approved for showing in occupied Germany by the United Kingdom, but was banned by the

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in 1951.

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External links

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"Senses of Cinema" essay by Jesús Cortés
1933 films Films of the Weimar Republic 1930s German-language films Films based on works by Arthur Schnitzler German films based on plays Films directed by Max Ophüls 1933 romantic drama films Wiener Film Films set in the 1890s German multilingual films 1933 multilingual films German romantic drama films 1930s German films Films scored by Theo Mackeben German-language romantic drama films {{1930s-romantic-drama-film-stub