Top Cast
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Romy Schneider
Fanny Emmetsrieder
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Jean-Claude Pascal
Tsar Alexander the First
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Paul Guers
French Ambassador D'Aurignac
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Jacqueline Marbaux
Princess Metternich
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Helmuth Lohner
Count Waldau
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Charles Regnier
Prince Metternich
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Hans Moser
Grandpa Emmetsrieder
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Simone Paris
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Véra Valmont
Empress Marie Louise
Overview
In 1815 Vienna, a corsetmaker falls in love with a valet.
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