The Red Prince (film)

The Red Prince (German: Der rote Prinz) is a 1954 Austrian historical drama film directed by Hans Schott-Schöbinger and Franz Antel and starring Inge Egger, Peter Pasetti and Richard Häussler.[1] It is based on the story of Archduke Johann Salvator of Austria.

The Red Prince
Austrian film poster
GermanDer rote Prinz
Directed byHans Schott-Schöbinger
Franz Antel
Written byFriedrich Perkonig
Starring
CinematographyOskar Schnirch
Klaus von Rautenfeld
Music byAnton Profes
Production
company
Pabst-Kiba-Filmproduktionsgesellschaft
Distributed byUnion Film
Release date
  • 12 March 1954 (1954-03-12)
Running time
90 minutes
CountryAustria
LanguageGerman

It was shot at the Thalerhof Studios in Graz and on location in a variety of sites including the Schönbrunn Palace, Bad Aussee and Gmunden. The film's sets were designed by the art director Eduard Stolba.

Plot

Archduke Johann Salvator, a member of the Habsburg Family and an officer serving in the Austrian Army causes a scandal by falling in love with and marrying the dancer Milly Stubel. Condemned as insane by his family and confined in the Schloss Ort in rural Austria, he manages to escape with his wife to Genoa where he renounces all his titles and styles himself Johann Orth.They plan to sail away to start a new life away from the conventions of Vienna, but a courtier seek vengeance on them by plotting to sink their ship.

Cast

References
  1. Fritsche, Maria (2013). Homemade Men in Postwar Austrian Cinema: Nationhood, Genre and Masculinity. Film Europa. Berghahn Books. p. 250. ISBN 0857459457. JSTOR j.ctt9qcvz8.


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