The Csardas Princess (1951 film)

{{short description|1951 film}}

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{{Infobox film

|name = The Csardas Princess

|image = The Csardas Princess (1951 film).jpg

|caption = German film poster

|native_name = {{Infobox name module|de|Die Csardasfürstin}}

|director = Georg Jacoby

|producer = Rolf Meyer

|writer = {{ubl|Georg Jacoby|Bela Jenbach (libretto)|Bobby E. Lüthge|Leo Stein (libretto)}}

|starring = Marika Rökk
Johannes Heesters
Hubert Marischka

|music = Charles Kalman
Willy Mattes

|cinematography = Bruno Mondi

|editing = Martha Dübber

|studio = Deutsche Styria Film
Junge Film-Union Rolf Meyer

|distributor = Herzog-Filmverleih

|released = {{Film date|1951|12|20|df=yes}}

|runtime = 93 minutes

|country = West Germany

|language = German

}}

The Csardas Princess ({{langx|de|Die Csardasfürstin}}) is a 1951 German musical film directed by Georg Jacoby and starring Marika Rökk, Johannes Heesters and Hubert Marischka.{{cite book|last=Goble|first=Alan|title=The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film|publisher=Walter de Gruyter|page=440|year=1999|isbn=3598114923}} It is based on the 1915 operetta The Csardas Princess and is part of the tradition of operetta films.

It was shot at the Bendestorf Studios and on location in Taormina, Rome and Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art director Erich Kettelhut. It was shot in agfacolor.

Jacoby had previously directed an earlier version in 1934 starring Marta Eggerth.