Song Without End : The Story of Franz Liszt (1960)
Table of contents
- Basic facts
- Links and resources
- Titles
- Crew
- Cast
- Companies
- About the film
- Plot summary
- Swedish censorship / rating
- Technical specifications
- Comments
- Original work
- Production location
- Release dates
- Soundtrack listing
- Awards
- Related films
- Subjects
- Holdings Film
- Holdings Posters
- Holdings Archive materials
- Holdings Scripts
- Holdings Stills
- Holdings Promotion materials
Basic facts
| Original title | Song Without End : The Story of Franz Liszt |
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| Film type | Feature |
| Category | Fiction |
| Director | |
| Producer | |
| Screenplay | |
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| Production company | |
| Classification | Suitable for all audiences |
| Dialogue |
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| Swedish release | 1960-09-19 |
Cast
Dirk Bogarde
Franz Liszt
Capucine
prinsessan Carolyne Wittgenstein
Geneviève Page
(as Genevieve Page)
grevinnan Marie D'Agoult
Titles
| Original title |
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| Swedish release title |
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Crew
| Director |
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| Screenplay | |
| Producer | |
| Director of Photography |
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| Music | |
| Production Designer | |
| Film Editor |
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| Production Mixer | |
| Assistant Director | |
| Technical Advisor |
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| Camera Operator | |
| Music Coordinator | |
| Musical Arrangement | |
| Orchestra | |
| Music Recording Supervisor | |
| Choir | |
| Musician |
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| Music Consultant | |
| Set Decorator | |
| Costume Designer | |
| Make-up Supervisor | |
| Hair Stylist |
Cast
| Dirk Bogarde | Franz Liszt | ||
| Capucine | prinsessan Carolyne Wittgenstein | ||
| Geneviève Page (as Genevieve Page) | grevinnan Marie D'Agoult | ||
| Patricia Morison | Georges Sand | ||
| Ivan Desny | prins Nicholas | ||
| Martita Hunt | ärkehertiginnan | ||
| Lou Jacobi | Potin | ||
| Albert Rueprecht | prins Felix Lichnowsky | ||
| Marcel Dalio | Chelard | ||
| Lyndon Brook | Richard Wagner | ||
| Walter Rilla | ärkebiskopen | ||
| Hans Unterkircher | tsaren | ||
| Erland Erlandsen | Thalberg | ||
| Alexander Davion (as Alex Davion) | Frédéric Chopin | ||
| Katherine Squire | Anna Liszt | ||
| Robert Warwick | emissarie |
Companies
| Production Company | William Goetz Productions | ||
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| Goetz-Vidor Pictures | |||
| Copyright | Goetz-Vidor Pictures | 1960-09-01 | (LP17293) |
| Distributor in Sweden (35 mm) | Columbia Film AB | 1960 |
Swedish censorship / rating
| Censorship number | 96441 |
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| Date | 1960-09-09 |
| Classification | Suitable for all audiences |
| Original length | 3560 meters |
| Notes | Aktlängder: 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0. |
Technical specifications
| Aspect ratio | 2.35:1 (CinemaScope) |
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| Sound type | Sound |
| Sound system | Westrex Sound Recording |
| Colour type | Colour |
| Colour system | Eastman Color |
| Carrier type | 35 mm |
| Length in minutes | 141 min |
Production location
| 1959-05-11 | 1959-09-24 | |||||
| Vienna | Austria | |||||
| Schloss Schönbrunn | Vienna | Austria | ||||
| Schlosstheater, Schönbrunn | Vienna | Austria | ||||
| Theater Scala | Vienna | Austria | ||||
| Stadttheater Berndorf | Niederösterreich | Austria | ||||
| West Germany |
Release dates
| First showing | 1960-08-11 | New York City, New York | USA | |||
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| Release in Sweden | 1960-09-19 | Royal | Stockholm | Sweden | 130 min | |
| Cinemateksvisning, arkivkopia | 2004-04-15 |
Soundtrack listing
| Original title | Liebestraum, piano, nr 3, op. 62 | |
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| Composer | Franz Liszt | (1850) |
| Original title | Sonat, piano, nr 8, op. 13, c-moll, "Pathétique" | |
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| Composer | Ludwig van Beethoven | (publ. 1799) |
| Original title | Passacaglia och fuga, orgel, BWV 582, c-moll | |
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| Composer | Johann Sebastian Bach |
| Original title | Tannhäuser. Beglückt darf nun dich | |
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| Composer | Richard Wagner | (1845) |
| Lyrics | Frans Hedberg | (svensk text 1876) |
| Richard Wagner | (tysk text 1845) |
| Original title | Serse. Ombra mai fù/Largo | |
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| Composer | Georg Friedrich Händel | (1738) |
| Lyrics | Nicolò Minato | (1654) |
| Silvio Stampiglia | (1738) |
Holdings Film
The information given here refers to film material in the Swedish Film Institute’s archive. Access to the archive’s stock is given on request, for research, other film archives and rights’ holders. For enquiries please contact filmarkivet@filminstitutet.se
| Element type | |
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| Item base | Acetate |
| Carrier type | 35 mm |
Holdings Posters
| Size | About 70 x 100 cm |
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| Quantity | 1 |
| Size | About 70 x 100 cm |
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| Quantity | 2 |
| Size | Smaller than 40 x 75 cm |
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| Quantity | 2 |
Holdings Stills
| Black and white print | SET |
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| Colour prints | 12 |
| Album | No |
Holdings Promotion materials
| Type | Program/Reklamtryck |
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| Type | Program folio |
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