The Little Czar (1954)
1h 34m
Running Time
August 11, 1954Release Date
Plot.
Sonja, a little ballerina at the Grand Theater, is secretly in love with the handsome tenor Luis Mariano. One night, she hurts her feet while dancing and under the influence of a sedative falls asleep and starts dreaming. She is Sonja Ilyanova now, a young gypsy dancer who dreams of performing before Alexei, the son of the Czar.
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Cast & Crew.

Luis Mariano
Luis Mariano / Aljoscha

Sonja Ziemann
Sonja / Sonja Ilyanova

Iván Petrovich
Großherzog Feodor

Hans Richter
Boris

Paul Henckels
Pawlitsch

Ernst Waldow
Pjotroff

Irina Garden
Prinzessin Olga von Meinigen-Deinigen

Hanne-Lore Morell
Katja / Katja

Maria Sebaldt
Mascha

Axel Monjé

Gerd Frickhöffer
Wassili

Georg Bruckbauer
Director of Photography

Friedrich Mögle
Music

Roger Richebé
Writer / Producer

Pierre Gaspard-Huit
Writer

Hans Rameau
Writer
Details.
Release DateAugust 11, 1954
Original NameDer Zarewitsch
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 34m
Genres
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Wiki.
The Little Czar (German: Der Zarewitsch) is a 1954 French-German historical drama film directed by Arthur Maria Rabenalt and starring Luis Mariano, Sonja Ziemann and Iván Petrovich. It is based on the operetta Der Zarewitsch by Franz Lehár. It was shot in Eastmancolor.
The film was shot at Berlin's Spandau Studios and on location in Belgrade and Dubrovnik, then in Yugoslavia. The sets were designed by the art director Fritz Moegle.