The Dancer of Sanssouci

The Dancer of Sanssouci (German: Die Tänzerin von Sans Souci) is a 1932 German historical drama film directed by Frederic Zelnik and starring Otto Gebühr, Lil Dagover, and Rosa Valetti. Set at the court of Frederick the Great, the film is part of a group of Prussian films made during the era.^[1] It portrays the interaction between Frederick and the celebrated dancer Barberina Campanini. Gebühr had previously appeared as Frederick in a silent film The Dancer Barberina about their relationship.

The Dancer of Sanssouci
German film poster
German	Die Tänzerin von Sans Souci
Directed by	Frederic Zelnik
Written by	Hans Behrendt Fanny Carlsen
Produced by	Frederic Zelnik Gabriel Levy Fred Lyssa
Starring	Otto Gebühr Lil Dagover Rosa Valetti
Narrated by	Hugo Fischer-Köppe
Cinematography	Friedl Behn-Grund
Music by	Marc Roland
Production company	Aafa-Film
Distributed by	Aafa-Film
Release date	8 September 1932 (1932-09-08)
Running time	93 minutes
Country	Germany
Language	German

The film's sets were designed by the art director Leopold Blonder. It was shot at the Staaken Studios in Berlin. It premiered in the city at the Ufa-Palast am Zoo.

Cast

• Otto Gebühr as Frederick II
• Lil Dagover as Barberina Campanini
• Rosa Valetti as mother
• Hans Stüwe as Baron Cocceji
• Hans Junkermann as Baron Pöllnitz
• Hans Mierendorff as Old Dessauer
• Paul Lipinski as General Ziethen
• Bernhard Goetzke as General Seydlitz
• Karl Platen as Fredersdorff
• Hans Brausewetter as Möller
• Margot Landa as Evchen
• Paul Rehkopf as Gärtner, Evchen's father
• Iris Arlan as Lady Brigelli
• Philipp Manning as Johann Sebastian Bach
• Carl de Vogt as Pesne
• Paul Otto as Cagliostro
• Hermann Böttcher as Count Kaunitz
• Ernst Wurmser as Austrian General field marshal
• Leo Monosson as singer