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Musical, 105 min, color
Director:
Arthur Maria Rabenalt
Writers:
Mór Jókai (novel) and
Ignaz Schnitzer (libretto "Der Zigeunerbaron") ...
Plot sumary
This is the third cinematic production of Johann Strauss the Younger's The Gypsy
Baron and it is an amateur effort except for the singing.
A young aristocrat falls in love with a gipsy woman, who happens to be an
oriental princess. In one scene, the gipsy baron and his princess witness a
friend spanking his girl just to prove her that he is a real man.
The spankee is Maria Sebaldt
Release Date:
13 November 1959 (USA) Genre:
Musical more
(in credits order) (verified as complete)
Paul Hörbiger... Barinkay
Gerhard Riedmann... Sandor, sein Sohn
Margit Saad... Saffi
Karl Schönböck... Oberst Homonay
Oskar Sima... Kalman Zsupan, Schweinezüchter
Maria Sebaldt... Arsena, seine Tochter
Peer Schmidt... Ottokar, Sekretär
Harald Paulsen... Graf Carnero
Karl Finkenzeller... Janos, ein junger Zigeuner (as Carl Finkenzeller)
Trude Hesterberg... Zipra, eine alte Zigeunerin
Gert Kollat... Ein Emigrant
Waltraut Haas... Kaiserin Maria Theresia
Directed by
Arthur Maria Rabenalt
Writing credits
Mór Jókai novel (as Maurus Jokai) and
Ignaz Schnitzer libretto "Der Zigeunerbaron" (as J. Schnitzer)
Curt J. Braun (screenplay)
Produced by
Kurt Ulrich.... producer
Non-Original Music by
Franz Liszt (from "Rakoczi March")
Johann Strauß (from operetta "Der Zigeunerbaron")
Cinematography by
Kurt Schulz
Film Editing by
Margarete Steinborn
Art Direction by
Willi Herrmann (as W.A. Herrmann)
Paul Markwitz
Peter Schlewski
Heinrich Weidemann (as H. Weidemann)
Costume Design by
Herbert Ploberger
Makeup Department
Fredy Arnold.... makeup artist
Werner Schröder.... makeup artist
Maria Westhoff.... makeup artist
Production Management
Walter Dettmann.... unit manager
Fred Krüger.... unit manager
Karl Mitschke.... production manager
Heinz Willeg.... production manager
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Max Diekhout.... assistant director
Art Department
Günter Franke.... props
Paul Schmidt.... props
Sound Department
F.W. Dustmann.... sound
Robert Fehrmann.... sound
Oskar Haarbrandt.... sound
Werner Pohl.... sound
Camera and Electrical Department
Erich Grohmann.... camera operator
Peter Michael Michaelis.... still photographer
Gert Neubelt.... assistant camera
Otto Schulze.... lighting technician
Other crew
Bert Grund.... musical director and arranger
Heinz Neumann.... fencing master
Dimitrye Parlic.... ballet director (as Dimitrije Parlic')
Eberhard Soblick.... conductor: Deutsches Filmorchester
Fred Westhoff.... production assistant
Crew believed to be complete
Production Companies
Berolina-Film GmbH
Distributors
Herzog-Filmverleih (1954) (worldwide) (theatrical)
Ring Film Corporation (1959) (USA) (theatrical) (English subtitles)
Taurus Film Video GmbH (1991) (USA) (video) (German dialogue only)
Taurus Film Video GmbH (1991) (West Germany) (video) (German dialogue only)
Other Companies
Ballett des Nationaltheaters Belgrad ballet dancing
Chor des NWDR choir
Das deutsche Filmorchester Eberhard Soblick orchestra
Also Known As:
The Gypsy Baron (USA)
Runtime:
105 min
Country:
West Germany
Language:
German
Color:
Color (Eastmancolor)
Sound Mix:
Stereo (Klangfilm Stereocord-Eurocord)
Certification:
West Germany:6 / Finland:S
Filming Locations:
Avala-Ateliers, Belgrade, Serbia more
Company:
Berolina-Film GmbH
