| Gently My Songs Entreat | |
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| Directed by | Willi Forst |
| Written by | Walter Reisch Willi Forst |
| Produced by | Gregor Rabinovitch |
| Starring | Marta Eggerth Luise Ullrich Hans Jaray Hans Moser |
| Cinematography | Albert Benitz Franz Planer |
| Edited by | Viktor Gertler |
| Music by | Willy Schmidt-Gentner |
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Running time | 85 minutes |
| Countries | Austria Germany |
| Language | German |
Gently My Songs Entreat (German: Leise flehen meine Lieder) is a 1933 Austrian-German musical film directed by Willi Forst and starring Marta Eggerth, Luise Ullrich and Hans Jaray. The film was shot at the Sievering Studios in Vienna with art direction by Julius von Borsody. The film is a biopic of the composer Franz Schubert (1797–1828).[1] It was Forst's directorial debut.[2] A British version was made called Unfinished Symphony. The German title refers to the first line of the Lied "Ständchen" (Serenade) from Schubert's collection Schwanengesang, "the most famous serenade in the world",[3] which Eggerth performs in the film.
- ^ Hake p. 155
- ^ Dassanowsky p. 7
- ^ Leonard, James. Franz Schubert: "Ständchen" ("Leise flehen meine Lieder"), song for voice & piano (Schwanengesang), D. 957/4 at AllMusic. Retrieved 13 July 2014.