Fanny Elssler

Plot Summary

Prince Klemens von Metternich orders Friedrich Gentz, one of his aides, to keep the Duke of Reichstadt---Napoleon Francois Joseph Charles---son of Napoleon and heir to the French throne, from thinking about French politics. Gentz enlists the help of ballerina Fanny Elsser, all the rage in several European capitals, to keep the Duke distracted.

Top Cast

Lilian Harvey Fanny Elßler

Willy Birgel Hofrat Friedrich Gentz

Rolf Moebius Duke of Reichstadt

Paul Hoffmann Metternich

Liselotte Schaak Therese Elssler - Fannys Schwester