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Cast
Sonja Ziemann
as Franzi
Rudolf Prack
as Reichsgraf Georg von Hohenegg
Hannelore Bollmann
as Prinzessin Christine
Maria Andergast
as Fürstin zu Schenckenberg
Jane Tilden
as Gräfin Reichenbach
Bully Buhlan
as Graf Baranyi
Hans Olden
as Erzherzog Benedikt
Hans Moser
as Portier Rienössl
Paul Löwinger
as Portier Bichler
Ilse Peternell
as Direktrice
Movie Info & Details
Release Year1956
Runtime1h 35m
LanguageGerman
CertificationNR
GenresRomance, Comedy, Music
Votes4
DirectorFranz Antel
WritersKarl Leiter, Jutta Bornemann
TypeFeature Film
Rating6.5 out of 10
Cast10 credited
Also Known AsKaiserball
About Kaiserball
Austria, Bad Ischl: The young Princess Christine and the Imperial Count of Hohenegg are supposed to meet at the annual Imperial Ball before their planned engagement. But things turn out differently than expected: Christine falls in love with Count Baranyi, and her future husband falls in love with the seamstress Franzi, who is mistaken for a countess at the wrong moment...
Directed by Franz Antel, Kaiserball leans on a strong ensemble — Sonja Ziemann, Rudolf Prack, Hannelore Bollmann — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about romance titles of 1956.
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