Final Accord (1960 film)

Final Accord
Directed by	Wolfgang Liebeneiner
Written by	Walter Forster John H. Kafka Carl Szokoll
Produced by	Carl Szokoll
Starring	Christian Marquand Eleonora Rossi Drago Viktor de Kowa
Cinematography	Georg Bruckbauer
Edited by	Ilse Wilken
Music by	Georges Auric
Production companies	Cosmos Film Les Films Modernes Tele-Film
Distributed by	Gloria Film
Release date	23 December 1960 (1960-12-23)
Running time	102 minutes
Countries	France Italy West Germany
Language	German

Final Accord or Final Chord (German: Schlußakkord) is a 1960 drama film directed by Wolfgang Liebeneiner and starring Christian Marquand, Eleonora Rossi Drago and Viktor de Kowa. It was made as a co-production between France, Italy and West Germany. It is a remake of the 1936 film of the same title by Douglas Sirk.^[1]

The film's sets were designed by the art directors Hertha Hareiter, Otto Pischinger and Wolf Witzemann. Location shooting took place around Salzburg, particularly at the Salzburg Festival.

Cast

• Christian Marquand as Frank Leroux
• Eleonora Rossi Drago as Linda Valore
• Mario Del Monaco as Carlo del Monti
• Viktor de Kowa as Alexander von Berkin
• Marion Michael as Jacqueline Petersen
• Christian Wolff as Freddy
• Adeline Wagner as Josefine Wendelin
• Hans Reiser as Vladya Dupont
• Ljuba Welitsch as Louise
• Rudolf Carl as 'Höllenstein'-Wirt
• Hannsgeorg Laubenthal as Robert Michaelis
• Fritz Lafontaine as Kellner
• Hans Thimig as Dr. Thimm, Chefarzt

References

1. Reimer & Reimer p.188

Bibliography

• Robert, Reimer, & Reimer, Carol. The A to Z of German Cinema. Scarecrow Press, 2010.

External links

• Final Accord at IMDb