''Stradivari'' is a 1935 German

drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. The drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular ...

directed by

Géza von Bolváry Géza von Bolváry (born Géza Gyula Mária Bolváry Zahn, ; 26 December 1897 – 10 August 1961) was a Hungarian actor, screenwriter, and film director, who worked principally in Germany and Austria. Biography Géza von Bolváry was born i ...

and starring

Gustav Fröhlich Gustav Friedrich Fröhlich (21 March 1902 – 22 December 1987) was a German actor and film director. He landed secondary roles in a number of films and plays before landing his breakthrough role of Freder Fredersen in Fritz Lang's 1927 in fil ...

, Sybille Schmitz and Harald Paulsen.Noack p.78 The film's sets were designed by the

art director Art director is a title for a variety of similar job functions in theater, advertising, marketing, publishing, fashion, live-action and animated film and television, the Internet, and video games. It is the charge of a sole art director to supe ...

Emil Hasler. It was shot at the Johannisthal Studios in

Berlin Berlin ( ; ) is the Capital of Germany, capital and largest city of Germany, by both area and List of cities in Germany by population, population. With 3.7 million inhabitants, it has the List of cities in the European Union by population withi ...

. A French-language version ''

Stradivarius A Stradivarius is one of the string instruments, such as violins, violas, cellos, and guitars, crafted by members of the Stradivari family, particularly Antonio Stradivari (Latin: Antonius Stradivarius), in Cremona, Italy, during the late 17th ...

'' produced the same year was also directed by Géza von Bolváry but with a different cast.

Synopsis

In 1914 a Hungarian officer inherits a

which is believed to bring bad luck to its owner. He and his Italian fiancée are separated by the

First World War World War I or the First World War (28 July 1914 – 11 November 1918), also known as the Great War, was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War I, Allies (or Entente) and the Central Powers. Fighting to ...

, and he is badly wounded.

Cast

as Sándor Teleki * Sybille Schmitz as Maria Belloni * Harald Paulsen as Imre Berczy * Hilde Krüger as Irene Kardos * Albrecht Schoenhals as Dr. Pietro Rossi *

Hans Leibelt Hans Leibelt (11 March 1885 in Leipzig, German Empire – 3 December 1974 in Munich, West Germany) was a German film actor. Selected filmography * ''Heimliche Sünder'' (1926) * ''The False Prince (1927 film), The False Prince'' (1927) * ' ...

as Professor Hoefer *

Aribert Wäscher Aribert Wäscher (1 December 1895 – 14 December 1961) was a German film actor. Selected filmography * '' The Black Tulip Festival'' (1920) * '' The Graveyard of the Living'' (1921) * '' Slums of Berlin'' (1925) * '' The Hanseatics'' (1925) * ' ...

as Carnetti * Theodor Loos as Lazarettkommandant * Edith Linn as Krankenschwester *

Heinrich Schroth Heinrich August Franz Schroth (23 March 1871 – 14 January 1945) was a German stage and film actor. Career Schroth was born in Pirmasens, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. He made his acting debut at the Sigmaringen Royal Theatre in 1890. In 189 ...

as Oberst *

Veit Harlan Veit Harlan (22 September 1899 – 13 April 1964) was a German film director and actor. Harlan reached the high point of his career as a director in the Nazi era; most notably his antisemitic film '' Jud Süß'' (1940) makes him controversial. W ...

Antonio Stradivari Antonio Stradivari (, also , ; – 18 December 1737) was an Italian luthier and a craftsman of string instruments such as violins, cellos, guitars, violas and harps. The Latinisation of names, Latinized form of his surname, ''Stradivarius'', a ...

* Fritz Staudte as Nicolo Amati * Hedda Björnson as Beatrice Amati * Angelo Ferrari as Italienischer Offizier * Armin Schweizer as Vilmos, alter Diener * Armin Münch as Pista, Offiziersbursche *

Paul Rehkopf Paul Anton Heinrich Rehkopf (21 May 1872 – 29 June 1949) was a German actor. He was born in Braunschweig, Germany and died in Berlin, Germany Selected filmography * '' Diary of a Lost Woman'' (1918) * '' Film Kathi'' (1918) * '' Lorenzo Burgh ...

as Hotelportier * S.O. Schoening as Fürst Nousinoff * Marcella Albani as Fürstin Tatjana Nousinoff * Fritz Kösling as Marquis Chambort

References

Bibliography

* Noack, Frank. ''Veit Harlan: The Life and Work of a Nazi Filmmaker''. University Press of Kentucky, 2016.

External links

* 1935 films 1930s historical drama films German historical drama films Films set in the 17th century Films set in 1914 Films set in 1918 German World War I films Films of Nazi Germany 1930s German-language films Films directed by Géza von Bolváry German black-and-white films Tobis Film films Films shot at Johannisthal Studios Films set in Budapest Films set in Milan 1935 drama films 1930s German films Films scored by Alois Melichar {{1930s-Germany-film-stub