Maskerade (film)

Maskerade
Directed byWilli Forst
Written byWilli Forst
Walter Reisch
Produced byKarl Julius Fritzsche
StarringAdolf Wohlbrück
Paula Wessely
Olga Chekhova
CinematographyFranz Planer
Music byWilly Schmidt-Gentner
Distributed bySascha-Film
Release date
  • 26 September 1934 (1934-09-26)
Running time
90 minutes
CountryAustria
LanguageGerman
Budget863,539,45 Austrian Schillings

Maskerade (also known as Maskerade in Wien, English: Masquerade or Masquerade in Vienna), is an Austrian operetta film, and a classic of German language cinema. The exceptional script of this, a great example of the genre of the Wiener Film, was by Walter Reisch and Willi Forst, who also directed. The German premiere was held in Berlin on 21 August 1934, the Austrian premiere in Vienna not until 26 September of the same year.