Furioso (film)

Furioso
Directed by	Johannes Meyer
Written by	Gustav Kampendonk
Produced by	Willi Wiesner
Starring	Ewald Balser Kirsten Heiberg Peter van Eyck
Cinematography	Oskar Schnirch
Edited by	Walter Fredersdorf
Music by	Franz Grothe
Production company	Rondo-Film
Distributed by	National-Filmverleih
Release date	10 November 1950 (1950-11-10)
Running time	88 minutes
Country	West Germany
Language	German

Furioso is a 1950 West German drama film directed by Johannes Meyer and starring Ewald Balser, Kirsten Heiberg and Peter van Eyck.^{[1] [2]} It was shot at the Wandsbek Studios in Hamburg and on location in Grömitz. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Hans Ledersteger and Ernst Richter.

Synopsis

Celebrated music teacher Professor Soldin has a highly talented student in Peter von Rhoden. Soldin is heartbroken when his young wife and his protégé start having an affair. However, Soldin continues to support his favorite student's musical career even when his wife leaves him for the younger man.

Cast

• Ewald Balser as Professor Soldin
• Kirsten Heiberg as Isa Soldin, seine Frau
• Peter van Eyck as Peter von Rhoden
• Petra Peters as Hilma Delius
• Carl-Heinz Schroth as Carlo
• Käthe Haack as Frau Delius
• Ursula Herking as Erna
• Josef Sieber as Gerhard
• Karin Jacobsen as Karin Steengracht
• Ingrid Lutz as Gerti

References

1. "Furioso | filmportal.de".
2. Bock & Bergfelder p.496

Bibliography

• Bock, Hans-Michael and Bergfelder, Tim. The Concise Cinegraph: An Encyclopedia of German Cinema. Berghahn Books, 2009.

External links

• Furioso at IMDb