Archduke John (film)

Archduke John (German: Erzherzog Johann) is a 1929 Austrian silent historical drama film directed by Max Neufeld and starring Igo Sym, Xenia Desni and Paul Biensfeldt.^[1] It portrays the life of Archduke John of Austria, a nineteenth century member of the Habsburg Dynasty.

Archduke John
Directed by	Max Neufeld
Written by	Alfred Deutsch-German
Starring	Igo Sym Xenia Desni Werner Pittschau Paul Biensfeldt
Cinematography	Hans Theyer
Production company	Hugo Engel-Filmgesellschaft
Release date	25 January 1929 (1929-01-25)
Running time	110 minutes
Country	Austria
Languages	Silent German intertitles

It was shot at the Schönbrunn Studios in Vienna and on location in Styria. The film's sets were designed by the art director Hans Ledersteger.

Cast

• Igo Sym as Erzherzog Johann
• Xenia Desni as Anna Plochl, Postillon von Aussee
• Paul Biensfeldt as Kaiser Ferdinand I.
• Hans Homma as Fürst Metternich, Staatskanzler
• Werner Pittschau as Graf Ferdinand Prokesch
• Carl Auen as Der Herrnhofbauer
• Max Maximilian as Franz Plochl, K.k.Posthalter Aussee
• Paul Askonas as Graf Arnhorst, Metternichts rechte Hand
• Victor Kutschera as Fürsterzbischof Roncourt
• Fritz Strassny as Der Bader von Aussee