The Knight of the Rose

Overview

The story: While her husband is becoming famous in the war, the marshal of Werdenberg's wife consoles herself in the arms of the youngster Octavian and tries to arrange the love affairs of her cousin, the baron Ochs, by presenting him to young Sophie. This baron is taken with her and the Marschallin proposes Octavian to be his "Rosenkavalier" in order to present the traditional silver rose to his fiancée. But youngsters are youngsters and sex hormones hold sway over the whole world so for that reason immediately Octavian and Sophie fall in love with each other…

Directed by Robert Wiene

Top cast

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Michael Bohnen

Baron Ochs auf Lerchenau

Huguette Duflos

Countess Maria Theresia von Werdenberg

Paul Hartmann

Der Marschall

Jaque Catelain

Octavian

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Elly Felicie Berger

Sophie

Carmen Cartellieri

Annina

Karl Forest

Herr von Faninal

Friedrich Fehér

Valzacchi

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