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title: 'The Life and Loves of Tschaikovsky (1939)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Carl Froelich'
released: '1939-08-13'
runtime_minutes: 94
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Music'
countries:
  - 'German Reich'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-life-and-loves-of-tschaikovsky-1939'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0031277/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Life and Loves of Tschaikovsky (1939)

1939 · 94 min · Drama, Music · German Reich

Original title: Es war eine rauschende Ballnacht

## Synopsis

The Life and Loves of Tschaikovsky or It Was a Lovely Night at the Ball is a 1939 German historical drama film directed by Carl Froelich and starring Zarah Leander, Aribert Wäscher and Hans Stüwe. It premiered on 13 August 1939 at the Venice Film Festival.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Carl Froelich](https://cinepixo.com/people/carl-froelich)
- **Producer:** [Carl Froelich](https://cinepixo.com/people/carl-froelich)
- **Screenplay:** [Frank Thiess](https://cinepixo.com/people/frank-thiess), [Géza von Cziffra](https://cinepixo.com/people/geza-von-cziffra), [Tr. Georg Wittuhn](https://cinepixo.com/people/tr-georg-wittuhn)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Theo Mackeben](https://cinepixo.com/people/theo-mackeben)
- **Director of Photography:** [Franz Weihmayr](https://cinepixo.com/people/franz-weihmayr)
- **Editor:** [Gustav Lohse](https://cinepixo.com/people/gustav-lohse)

## Cast

- [Kurt Vespermann](https://cinepixo.com/people/kurt-vespermann)
- [Eduard Bornträger](https://cinepixo.com/people/eduard-borntrager)
- [Wolfgang von Schwind](https://cinepixo.com/people/wolfgang-von-schwind)
- [Karl Hellmer](https://cinepixo.com/people/karl-hellmer)
- [Maria Loja](https://cinepixo.com/people/maria-loja)
- [Hans Stüwe](https://cinepixo.com/people/hans-stuwe)
- [Marika Rökk](https://cinepixo.com/people/marika-rokk)
- [Aribert Wäscher](https://cinepixo.com/people/aribert-wascher)
- [Ernst Dumcke](https://cinepixo.com/people/ernst-dumcke)
- [Leopold von Ledebur](https://cinepixo.com/people/leopold-von-ledebur)
- [Karl Hannemann](https://cinepixo.com/people/karl-hannemann)
- [Leo Slezak](https://cinepixo.com/people/leo-slezak)
- [Karl Haubenreißer](https://cinepixo.com/people/karl-haubenrei-er)
- [Zarah Leander](https://cinepixo.com/people/zarah-leander)
- [Franz Stein](https://cinepixo.com/people/franz-stein)

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