Rudolf Prack Movies
- 1953
Though the English-language title of this Austrian musical is Emperor Waltz, the film bears no relation to the 1948 Hollywood comedy of the same name. The story is that old chestnut about a lighthearted archduke who poses as his servant to see how the other half lives. In this guise, our hero falls in love with a commoner, a pretty schoolteacher. Will it be "Duty before Love," or the other way around this time? Austrian musicomedy favorite Rudolf Prack stars as the vacationing nobleman, while Winnie Markus co-stars as the schoolmarm. The songs are adapted from tunes written by Johan Strauss a century or so earlier. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Rudolf Prack
- 1952
A movie about two men opening up a health resort. The characters are a ship's doctor and a burned-out millionaire. ~ All Movie Guide
- 1949
The heroine of La Bonne Tisane (Good Medicine) is a young nurse (Estella Blain) on her first tour of duty. No sooner has she begun making her rounds than she is accosted by a wounded gangster (Bernard Blier), who'd been caught in the crossfire of a territorial takeover. The gangster tries to use the girl as a hostage in an escape bid, but he softens his adversarial attitude towards her as the night wears on. Offering contrast to the sensitive dedicated nurse is the gangster's blowsy, hardbitten gun moll (Madeline Robinson). Standing on the sidelines throughout most of the proceedings is Raymond Pellegrin as the nurse's would-be boyfriend. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Raymond Pellegrin, Madeleine Robinson, (more)
- 1946
Reportedly the first postwar Austrian production, Der Welte Weg (The Long Way) was filmed in the Soviet sector of occupied Vienna. The story concerns a group of POWs in the waning days of WWII. Despite the plight of these unfortunates, certain of the male and female prisoners manage to find romance. Most of the film deals with a triangle involving Rudolf Prack, Maria Anderson and Willi Danek. Having been conceived and filmed by pro-Soviets, Der Welte Weg is top-heavy with anti-German sentiments, which severely limited the film's salability in certain portions of Europe. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Rudolf Prack, Hans Holt, (more)
- 1942
Controversial Nazi-era filmmaker Veidt Harlan was the guiding hand behind Die Goldene Stadt. The heroine (Kristine Soderbaum) is a naïve farm girl who wants nothing more out of life than to visit the "Golden City" of Prague. Once arrived, she quickly falls into a bad crowd. She is ultimately disowned by her father and abandoned by her beau. Distinctly xenophobic in tone, Die Goldene Stadt doesn't stand the test of time too well. Lensed in Agfacolor, the film was based on Die Gigant, a play by Richard Billinger. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
