The Little Czar (German: Der Zarewitsch) is a 1954 French-German historical drama film directed by Arthur Maria Rabenalt and starring Luis Mariano, Sonja Ziemann and Iván Petrovich. It is based on the operetta Der Zarewitsch by Franz Lehár.[1] It was shot in Eastmancolor.

The Little Czar
German film poster
GermanDer Zarewitsch
Directed byArthur Maria Rabenalt
Written by
Produced byArtur Brauner
Roger Richebé
StarringLuis Mariano
Sonja Ziemann
Iván Petrovich
CinematographyGeorg Bruckbauer
Edited byMartha Dübber
Music byFranz Lehár (operetta)
Friedrich Mögle
Production
companies
CCC Film
Films Roger Richebé
Distributed byGloria Film
Films Roger Richebé
Release date
  • 12 October 1954 (1954-10-12)
Running time
94 minutes
CountriesFrance
West Germany
LanguageGerman

The film was shot at Berlin's Spandau Studios and on location in Belgrade and Dubrovnik, then in Yugoslavia. The sets were designed by the art director Fritz Moegle.

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References

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  1. ^ Goble, Alan (1999). The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter. p. 1027. ISBN 978-3-11-095194-3.
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