Czardas of Hearts

{{short description|1951 film}}

{{Infobox film

| name = Czardas of Hearts

| image =File:Czardas of Hearts2.jpg

| caption =

| director = Sándor Szlatinay

| producer = Toni Schelkopf

| based_on = Servus Peter by Károly Nóti

| writer =Helmuth M. Backhaus
Sándor Szlatinay

| narrator =

| starring = Wolf Albach-Retty
Hannelore Bollmann
Dorit Kreysler

| music = Willy Mattes

| cinematography = Ernst W. Kalinke

| editing = Hilde Grebner

| studio = Oska-Film

| distributor = Siegel Monopolfilm

| released = {{Film date|1951|01|26|df=yes}}

| runtime = 82 minutes

| country = West Germany

| language = German

| budget =

| gross =

}}

Czardas of Hearts (German: Czardas der Herzen) is a 1951 West German comedy film directed by Sándor Szlatinay and starring Wolf Albach-Retty, Hannelore Bollmann and Dorit Kreysler.https://www.filmportal.de/film/czardas-der-herzen_d66ef2f75b0b444aa3f143e1c661a6f3 It was shot at the Bavaria Studios in Munich. It was based on the play Servus Peter by Károly NótiGoble p.348 and it is also known by this title. An earlier version of the story Hello, Peter! was made by Szlatinay in Hungary in 1939.

Synopsis

In pre-war Budapest the struggling actor Paul is mistaken for his doppelganger Peter, a celebrated film director. Peter wants a break from the public interest and pressures of his job and hires Paul to masquerade as him for several days.

Cast

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Bibliography

  • Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.