Congress Dances (1931)
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During the 1814 Congress in Vienna, the crowned heads of Europe gather together to decide the shape (and fate) of the continent (which would hold -- with some serious cracks -- for exactly 100 years) and devise a strategy for dealing with Napoleon. The ordinary Austrians chafe at the cost of hosting… More During the 1814 Congress in Vienna, the crowned heads of Europe gather together to decide the shape (and fate) of the continent (which would hold -- with some serious cracks -- for exactly 100 years) and devise a strategy for dealing with Napoleon. The ordinary Austrians chafe at the cost of hosting these dignitaries, while the dignitaries find some of the efforts at entertaining them well-intentioned but absurd; the Russian czar Alexander (Willy Fritsch), for instance, doesn't understand why anyone would think he came all the way to Vienna to watch a Russian ballet. Meanwhile, the Austrian prince chancellor Metternich (Conrad Veidt) hopes to keep the Czar away from the congressional table by diverting him with a bevy of beautiful women. But Alexander is one step ahead of Metternich; the Russian leader has engaged the services of an exact double, Oralski (also played by Fritsch), to fulfill his least important social obligations. Into this game of political deception comes glove-maker Christel Weinzinger (Lilian Harvey), whose efforts at greeting the dignitaries (and promoting her shop) leave her mistaken for an anarchist, until the Czar -- advised of her beauty -- intercedes on her behalf. She ends up being romanced by both the Russian ruler and his double, until Metternich's intrigues and Napoleon's distant machinations combine to bring the focus back to official events. Filmed in German, French, and English-language versions, Der Kongress Tanzt was a worldwide success, and one of Harvey's most popular films. ~ Bruce Eder, Rovi
- Directed By
- Erik Charell
- Written By
- Norbert Falk, Rowland Leigh
- Genres
- Romance, Musical & Performing Arts, Art House & International, Comedy
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Cast
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Lilian Harvey
as Christel Weinzinger
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Willy Fritsch
as Alexander I of Russia
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Henri Garat
as Alexander I of Russia/ Uralsky
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Otto Wallburg
as Bibikoff his Adjutant
- Armand Bernard
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Conrad Veidt
as Prince Metternich
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Gibb McLaughlin
as Bibikoff the Czar's Adjutant
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Carl-Heinz Schroth
as Pepi his Secetary
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Lil Dagover
as The Countess
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Reginald Purdell
as Pepi his Secretary
- Alfred Abel
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Eugen Rex
as Ambassador of Saxony
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Adele Sandrock
as The Princess
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Margarete Kupfer
as The Countess
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Julius Falkenstein
as The Minister of Finance
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Paul Hörbiger
as Heurigen Singer
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Jean Dax
as Ambassador of France
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Helen Haye
as The Princess
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Spencer Trevor
as The Finance Minister
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Thomas Weguelin
as The Mayor of Vienna
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Olga Engl
as The Duchess