The Student of Prague

The story

Prague in the 1860s: Balduin is a popular, handsome student, the best fencer in town, in amicable rivalry with his friend Dahl for the affections of Lydia, the innkeeper's niece. While the students are celebrating Lydia's birthday, the opera singer Julia Stella arrives at the inn - and Balduin's life begins to unravel. He is immediately infatuated with the glamorous singer - but she is already kept by an admirer, the wealthy and foppish Baron Waldis. How can a poor student hope to compete? The mysterious Dr. Carpis, who also has ties to Julia and is jealous of the Baron, intervenes. But the price will be higher than Balduin can ever imagine. He risks his sanity and his life - perhaps his very soul - haunted by his own reflection.

Cast

A Anton WalbrookBalduin, der Student D Dorothea WieckJulia Stella, Opernsängerin T Theodor LoosDr. Carpis E Erich FiedlerBaron Waldis V Volker von CollandeStudent Zavrel F Fritz GenschowStudent Dahl E Edna GreyffLydia K Karl HellmerKrebs E Elsa WagnerJarmila M Miliza KorjusJulia (singing voice) K Kurt Getke F Fred Goebel

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K Kurt Herfuth H Heinz Herkommer F Franz List P Paul Rehkopf F Ferry Reich B Betty Sedlmayr S Siegfried Seefeld W Walter von Allwoerden M Marfa Kassatskaya V Victor von Zitzewitz F Franz Zimmermann