The Blue Danube (1955 film)

The Blue Danube
The Blue Danube
Directed by	Hans Schweikart
Written by	Peter Berneis ; August Rieger ; Jacques Companéez ; Georges Tabet ; Theodor Ottawa
Produced by	Ernst Müller
Starring	Hardy Krüger ; Nicole Besnard ; Paul Hörbiger
Cinematography	Sepp Ketterer
Edited by	Leopoldine Pokorny
Music by	Franz Grothe
Production; companies	Österreichische Film GmbH ; Schönbrunn-Film
Distributed by	Union-Film
Release date	25 January 1955;
Running time	86 minutes
Country	Austria
Language	German

The Blue Danube (German: An der schönen blauen Donau) is a 1955 Austrian romantic comedy film directed by Hans Schweikart and starring Hardy Krüger, Nicole Besnard and Paul Hörbiger.^[1] It was shot at the Schönbrunn Studios in Vienna and on location around the city. The film's sets were designed by the art director Fritz Jüptner-Jonstorff.

Synopsis

A young king and a princess are engaged to be married but have never met. Both are reluctant to take part in an arranged marriage but they meet in Vienna and fall in love.