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The Strauss Family (1972)
Starring: Sir Derek Jacobi , Jane Seymour
Directed by: David Giles , Peter Potter
Produced by: David Reid
Written by: David Butler , David Reid
Waltz through 85 years with one the most talented musical families in history. Emmy®-winning actors Sir Derek Jacobi (Gosford Park) and Jane Seymour (Miss Marple: Ordeal by Innocence) star in the mini-series that chronicles the rise of Johann Strauss, Sr., from humble beginnings to his position as one of the most famous musicians in Europe.
Item Number: 14881
- Format:
- DVD Fullscreen
- Region:
- 1 - More Details
- Run time:
- About 6 3/4 Hours
- Originally Aired On:
- PBS
- Number of Discs:
- 2
Waltz through 85 years with one the most talented musical families in history. Emmy®-winning actors Sir Derek Jacobi (Gosford Park) and Jane Seymour (Miss Marple: Ordeal by Innocence) star in the mini-series that chronicles the rise of Johann Strauss, Sr., from humble beginnings to his position as one of the most famous musicians in Europe. Watch as a series of scandalous love affairs estrange him from his wife and prodigiously talented son, Johann, Jr. Soon, young Johann is toasted as Vienna's "Waltz King," celebrated for the "Blue Danube" waltz and "Die Fledermaus." Glorious renditions are performed by the London Symphony Orchestra. As seen on PBS.
| Johann Strauss | --- | Eric Woolfe |
| Johann Strauss, Jr. | --- | Stuart Wilson |
| Josef Strauss | --- | Nikolas Simmonds |
| Anna Strauss | --- | Anne Stallybrass |
| Emilie Trampusch | --- | Barbara Ferris |
| Josef Lanner | --- | Derek Jacobi |
| Karolin | --- | Jane Seymour |
| Lili Dietrich | --- | Georgina Hale |
| Eduard | --- | Tony Anholt |
| Annele | --- | Hilary Hardiman |
| Domnayer | --- | Christopher Benjamin |
| Emperor Franz Josef | --- | Michael Bryant |
| Alice – as a child | --- | Isabel Cottenham |
| Hirsch | --- | David De Keyser |
| Lucari | --- | Sonia Dresdel |
| Adele Deutsch | --- | Lynn Farleigh |
| Dreschler | --- | Carleton Hobbs |
| Otto | --- | Sam Kelly |
| Reichmann | --- | Max Latimer |
| Olga Smithitska | --- | Ania Marson |
| Johann Strauss – as a child | --- | Alistair McKenzie |
| Mr. Stein | --- | Arthur Pentelow |
| Amon | --- | Jeffrey Segal |
| Hetti | --- | Margaret Whiting |
| Alice | --- | Suzanna Williams |
Written by David Butler, David Reid, Anthony Skene
Directed by David Giles, Peter Potter, David Reid
Produced by David Reid
Original Music by Cyril Ornadel
