My Life for Maria Isabella

My Life for Maria Isabella (German: Mein Leben für Maria Isabell) is a 1935 German drama film directed by Erich Waschneck and starring Viktor de Kowa, Maria Andergast and Peter Voß.[1] It is a military drama, the Maria Isabella of the title being the name of a regiment. Heavy cuts were imposed by the censors because of fears the film's mutiny scenes were too attractively portrayed.[2] Critics were not impressed by the casting of Viktor de Kowa, known for his light musical comedy roles, as the film's hero.[3]

My Life for Maria Isabella
Directed byErich Waschneck
Written byFriedrich Dammann
Ernst Hasselbach
Based onThe Standard
by Alexander Lernet-Holenia
Produced byFrank Clifford
StarringViktor de Kowa
Maria Andergast
Peter Voß
CinematographyHerbert Körner
Edited byWilly Zeunert
Music byHerbert Windt
Production
company
Lloyd-Film
Distributed byRota-Film
Release date
7 February 1935
Running time
78 minutes
CountryGermany
LanguageGerman

It was shot at the Johannisthal Studios in Berlin. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Otto Erdmann and Hans Sohnle. It was distributed by the Tobis subsidiary Rota-Film.

Synopsis

In Belgrade during the closing days of the First World War, the Austrian regiments are mostly composed of disgruntled minorities who mutiny rather than fight on. A young officer attempts to save the regimental colours from falling into enemy hands, and safely takes them back to Vienna where they are symbolically burnt.

Cast

See also

References
  1. Waldman p.85-86
  2. Noack p.76
  3. Noack p.76

Bibliography
  • Noack, Frank. Veit Harlan: The Life and Work of a Nazi Filmmaker. University Press of Kentucky, 2016.
  • Waldman, Harry. Nazi Films in America, 1933–1942. McFarland, 2008.
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