Farewell Waltz (1934)
1h 31m
Running Time
October 2, 1934Release Date
Plot.
Warsaw 1831: The young music student Frédéric Chopin falls in love with the singer Constantia. When his professor learns that Polish revolutionaries want to persuade Chopin to take part in their uprising, he and Constantia hatch a plan to keep Chopin away from the revolution: Constantia pretends that she no longer loves him, so that Chopin accepts an offer to go to a concert in Paris. There, however, he meets the famous writer George Sand and falls in love with her.
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Cast & Crew.
Wolfgang Liebeneiner
Frédéric Chopin
Richard Romanowsky
Professor Elsner
Hanna Waag
Constantia Gladkowska
Julia Serda
Madame Gladkowska, her mother
Sybille Schmitz
George Sand
Hans Schlenck
Franz Liszt
Géza von Bolváry
Director
Gustav Waldau
Friedrich Kalkbrenner
Ernst Marischka
Writer
Paul Henckels
Ignaz Pleyel
Jacques Théry
Writer
Albert Hörrmann
Alfred De Musset
Siegfried Fritz Fromm
Producer
Erna Morena
Herzogin von Orléans
Alois Melichar
Composer
Margarete Schön
Frau Mercier
Details.
Release DateOctober 2, 1934
Original NameAbschiedswalzer
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 31m
Genres
Wiki.
Farewell Waltz (German: Abschiedswalzer) is a 1934 German historical musical drama film directed by Géza von Bolváry and starring Wolfgang Liebeneiner, Richard Romanowsky and Hanna Waag. It is based on the life of the composer Frédéric Chopin.
The film's sets were designed by the art director Emil Hasler and Arthur Schwarz. A separate French-language version Song of Farewell was also produced.