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7.0 1h 16m

The Bird Seller

The film is an adaptation of the 1891 operetta Der Vogelhändler by composer Carl Zeller, with libretto by Moritz West and Ludwig Held, though it incorporates few of the original songs, using them mostly instrumentally or in the background. The plot follows Adam, a Tyrolean bird seller in 18th-century Rhineland, who hopes to marry his beloved Christl, a postmaster's daughter; to secure his future, she arranges for him to perform at court, but complications arise when she is mistakenly suspected of an affair with a philandering prince.

Top Cast

  • Maria Andergast

    Maria Andergast

    Christl von der Post

  • Wolf Albach-Retty

    Wolf Albach-Retty

    Adam der Vogelhändler

  • Lil Dagover

    Lil Dagover

    Die Kurfürstin

  • Hans Zesch-Ballot

    Hans Zesch-Ballot

    Der Kurfürst

  • Georg Alexander

    Georg Alexander

    Graf Stanislaus

  • Genia Nikolaieva

    Genia Nikolaieva

    Adelheid

  • Max Gülstorff

    Max Gülstorff

    Hofjägermeitster

  • Gaston Briese

    Gaston Briese

  • Egon Brosig

    Egon Brosig

Overview

The film is an adaptation of the 1891 operetta Der Vogelhändler by composer Carl Zeller, with libretto by Moritz West and Ludwig Held, though it incorporates few of the original songs, using them mostly instrumentally or in the background. The plot follows Adam, a Tyrolean bird seller in 18th-century Rhineland, who hopes to marry his beloved Christl, a postmaster's daughter; to secure his future, she arranges for him to perform at court, but complications arise when she is mistakenly suspected of an affair with a philandering prince.

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