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Film / 1954
The Little Czar
Directed by
Arthur Maria Rabenalt
Sonja, a little ballerina at the Grand Theater, is secretly in love with the handsome tenor Luis Mariano. One night, she hurts her feet while dancing and under the influence of a sedative falls asleep and starts dreaming. She is Sonja Ilyanova now, a young gypsy dancer who dreams of performing before Alexei, the son of the Czar.
The story
Sonja, a little ballerina at the Grand Theater, is secretly in love with the handsome tenor Luis Mariano. One night, she hurts her feet while dancing and under the influence of a sedative falls asleep and starts dreaming. She is Sonja Ilyanova now, a young gypsy dancer who dreams of performing before Alexei, the son of the Czar.
Cast
Luis MarianoLuis Mariano / Aljoscha
Sonja ZiemannSonja / Sonja Ilyanova
Iván PetrovichGroßherzog Feodor
Hans RichterBoris
Paul HenckelsPawlitsch
Ernst WaldowPjotroff
Irina GardenPrinzessin Olga von Meinigen-Deinigen
Hanne-Lore MorellKatja / Katja
Maria SebaldtMascha
Axel Monjé
Gerd FrickhöfferWassili
Edelweiß Malchin
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