Emperor's Ball

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Emperor's Ball
Directed by Franz Antel
Written by
Produced by Franz Hoffmann
Starring
Cinematography Hans Heinz Theyer
Edited by Arnfried Heyne
Music by
Production
company
Neusser-Film
Distributed by Gloria Film
Release date
10 September 1956
Running time
95 minutes
CountryAustria
Language German

Emperor's Ball (German:Kaiserball) is a 1956 Austrian drama film directed by Franz Antel and starring Sonja Ziemann, Rudolf Prack and Hannelore Bollmann. The film is part of a cycle of films set during the old Austro-Hungarian Empire. [1] It was shot in Agfacolor with sets designed by Otto Pischinger.

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  1. Kapczynski & Richardson p.122

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