It Was a Gay Ballnight (1939): Cast
It Was a Gay Ballnight is a 1939 drama directed by Carl Froelich, starring Zarah Leander as Katharina Alexandrowna Murakina, Aribert Wäscher and Paul Dahlke. It runs 1 hour 34 minutes.
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 34m (94 min)
- Director
- Carl Froelich
- Genre
- Drama
- Original language
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German - Studio
- Tonfilmstudio Carl Froelich
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is It Was a Gay Ballnight About?
The premise of It Was a Gay Ballnight without spoilers.
In 1865 Katharina attends a Moscow ball and reunites with Piotr Illich Tchaikowsky, her first love. She is trapped in a loveless marriage to Michael Iwanowitsch Murakin, while Piotr is engaged to dancer Nastassia. Katharina funds his career, sacrificing her happiness. Years later, free, she finds Piotr dying of cholera and can close his eyes.
It Was a Gay Ballnight Themes & Keywords
· 5 tags- whitewash
- composer
- russia
- melodrama
- based on novel
It Was a Gay Ballnight Cast & Characters
Zarah Leander leads the cast as Katharina Alexandrowna Murakina, with Aribert Wäscher as Michael Iwanowitsch Murakin and Paul Dahlke as Musikverleger Iwan Cäsarowitsch Glykow. Directed by Carl Froelich; 30 actors are credited in all.
- Director Carl Froelich
- Zarah Leander as Katharina Alexandrowna Murakina
- Aribert Wäscher as Michael Iwanowitsch Murakin
- Paul Dahlke as Musikverleger Iwan Cäsarowitsch Glykow
- Fritz Rasp as Kritiker Porphyr Philippowitsch Kruglikow
Also Starring in It Was a Gay Ballnight
· 26 more- Leopold von Ledebur Ein General
- Karl Hannemann Pjotr, Murakins Butler
- Franz Stein Dr. Ossorgin
- Karl Hellmer Stepan, Butler
- Marika Rökk Tänzerin Nastassja Petrowna Jarowa
- Hans Stüwe Peter Iljitsch Tschaikowsky
- Karl Haubenreißer Gruda, Konzertagent
- Wolfgang von Schwindt Onkel Jarow
- Leo Slezak Prof. Maxililian Hunsinger
- Maria Loja Elsa Siebeneiner
- Kurt Vespermann Ferdyschtschenko
- Max Harry Ernst Guest at Concert
- Maria Reisenhofer Eine alte Fürstin
- Traute Bengen Mother waiting at Station
- Eduard Bornträger Schwager Jarow
- Hugo Froelich Vater Jarow
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- Ferdinand Robert Guest at Masked Ball
- Ernst Dumcke Dmitri Pawlowitsch Miljukin
- Arnim Suessenguth Großfürst Konstantin Konstantinowitsch
- Claire Glib Eine dicke Dame
- Lotte Goebel Sonja, Katharina's Maid
- Grete Greef-Fabri Mutter Jarrow
- Eva Immermann Eine junge Fürstin
- Gerda Kuhlmey Katharina's Guest
- Benno Mueller Gast beim Konzert
- Eva Wegener Katharina's Guest
More from Carl Froelich
More films directed by Carl Froelich: The Heart of a Queen, The Four Companions, Homeland and I Was Jack Mortimer.
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It Was a Gay Ballnight FAQ: Cast, Runtime & Release Date
Runtime, release date, director, cast, post-credit scenes and language of It Was a Gay Ballnight, each answered in a sentence.
How long is It Was a Gay Ballnight?
It Was a Gay Ballnight runs 1 hour 34 minutes (94 minutes).
When was It Was a Gay Ballnight released?
It Was a Gay Ballnight was released on August 12, 1939.
Who directed It Was a Gay Ballnight?
It Was a Gay Ballnight was directed by Carl Froelich.
More films by Carl Froelich Who is in the cast of It Was a Gay Ballnight?
It Was a Gay Ballnight stars Zarah Leander as Katharina Alexandrowna Murakina, Aribert Wäscher as Michael Iwanowitsch Murakin and Paul Dahlke as Musikverleger Iwan Cäsarowitsch Glykow, among 30 credited actors.
Does It Was a Gay Ballnight have a post-credit scene?
No. It Was a Gay Ballnight has no extra scene during or after the credits.
What language is It Was a Gay Ballnight in?
The original language of It Was a Gay Ballnight is German.
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