It Was a Gay Ballnight (1939)

ALL 08/12/1939 (de) Drama 94 Min
  • Release
    08/12/1939
  • Production
    Tonfilmstudio Carl Froelich
  • Rotten tomato
    65%
  • Original title
    Es war eine rauschende Ballnacht
  • Original language
    de
  • Production Cost
  • 0.00
    -

Overview

1865. Katharina goes to a ball in Moscow. There she meets again Tchaikowsky, her first and only love. The young, who is now married to wealthy Michael Iwanowitsch Murakin, a man she does not love, has not forgotten Piotr Illich, the (not yet) famous composer. Both are still in love with each other but Piotr is engaged to Nastassia, a dancer, while for her part Katharina cannot leave her husband. Tchaikowky's first love then decides to sacrifice her happiness to the success of the composer, sponsoring him in secret. Something Piotr will learn only years after. When Katharina finds herself free at last it is too late: Tchaikowsky is dying of cholera and she only has time to close his eyes.

  1. Carl Froelich

    Director

  2. Story

  3. Gustav Lohse

    Editor

  4. Carl Froelich

    Producer



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Casts

  1. Zarah Leander

    Katharina Alexandrowna Murakina

  2. Marika Rökk

    Tänzerin Nastassja Petrowna Jarowa

  3. Hans Stüwe

    Peter Iljitsch Tschaikowsky

  4. Aribert Wäscher

    Michael Iwanowitsch Murakin

  5. Paul Dahlke

    Musikverleger Iwan Cäsarowitsch Glykow

  6. Leo Slezak

    Prof. Maxililian Hunsinger

  7. Fritz Rasp

    Kritiker Porphyr Philippowitsch Kruglikow

  8. Kurt Vespermann

    Ferdyschtschenko

  9. Eduard Bornträger

    Schwager Jarow

  10. Hugo Froelich

    Vater Jarow

  11. Karl Haubenreißer

    Gruda, Konzertagent

  12. Karl Hellmer

    Stepan, Butler

  13. Wolfgang von Schwindt

    Onkel Jarow

  14. Traute Bengen

    Mother waiting at Station

  15. Ernst Dumcke

    Dmitri Pawlowitsch Miljukin

  16. Max Harry Ernst

    Guest at Concert

  17. Claire Glib

    Eine dicke Dame

  18. Lotte Goebel

    Sonja, Katharina's Maid

  19. Grete Greef-Fabri

    Mutter Jarrow

  20. Karl Hannemann

    Pjotr, Murakins Butler

  21. Eva Immermann

    Eine junge Fürstin

  22. Gerda Kuhlmey

    Katharina's Guest

  23. Maria Loja

    Elsa Siebeneiner

  24. Benno Mueller

    Gast beim Konzert

  25. Maria Reisenhofer

    Eine alte Fürstin

  26. Ferdinand Robert

    Guest at Masked Ball

  27. Franz Stein

    Dr. Ossorgin

  28. Arnim Suessenguth

    Großfürst Konstantin Konstantinowitsch

  29. Leopold von Ledebur

    Ein General

  30. Eva Wegener

    Katharina's Guest

Full Cast & Crew

Casts : 30 , Crews : 5

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It Was a Gay Ballnight (1939) 94 Min

ALL 08/12/1939 (de)
Drama
  • Release 08/12/1939
  • Production
    Tonfilmstudio Carl Froelich
  • Original title Es war eine rauschende Ballnacht
  • de
  • Revenue0.00

Overview

1865. Katharina goes to a ball in Moscow. There she meets again Tchaikowsky, her first and only love. The young, who is now married to wealthy Michael Iwanowitsch Murakin, a man she does not love, has not forgotten Piotr Illich, the (not yet) famous composer. Both are still in love with each other but Piotr is engaged to Nastassia, a dancer, while for her part Katharina cannot leave her husband. Tchaikowky's first love then decides to sacrifice her happiness to the success of the composer, sponsoring him in secret. Something Piotr will learn only years after. When Katharina finds herself free at last it is too late: Tchaikowsky is dying of cholera and she only has time to close his eyes.

  1. Carl Froelich

    Director

  2. Story

  3. Gustav Lohse

    Editor

  4. Carl Froelich

    Producer