# Maria Ilona > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Maria_Ilona > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Maria_Ilona.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maria_Ilona > Source revision: 1341595416 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) 1939 film Maria Ilona Directed by Géza von Bolváry Written by Oswald Richter-Tersik (novel) Richard Billinger Werner Eplinius Philipp Lothar Mayring Produced by Viktor von Struwe Starring Paula Wessely Willy Birgel Paul Hörbiger Hedwig Bleibtreu Cinematography Ewald Daub Edited by Wolfgang Wehrum Music by Alois Melichar Production company Terra Film Distributed by Terra Film Release date 14 December 1939 (1939-12-14) Running time 94 minutes Country Germany Language German ***Maria Ilona*** is a 1939 German [historical](/source/Historical_film) [drama film](/source/Drama_film) directed by [Géza von Bolváry](/source/G%C3%A9za_von_Bolv%C3%A1ry) and starring [Paula Wessely](/source/Paula_Wessely), [Willy Birgel](/source/Willy_Birgel), and [Paul Hörbiger](/source/Paul_H%C3%B6rbiger).[1] The film is set in Austria during the reign of [Ferdinand I](/source/Ferdinand_I_of_Austria). It is an adaptation of [Oswald Richter-Tersik](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Oswald_Richter-Tersik&action=edit&redlink=1)'s novel *Ilona Beck*. ## Cast - [Paula Wessely](/source/Paula_Wessely) as Maria Ilona von Wolkersdorf - [Willy Birgel](/source/Willy_Birgel) as [Karl Felix Fürst zu Schwarzenberg](/source/Prince_Felix_of_Schwarzenberg) - [Paul Hörbiger](/source/Paul_H%C3%B6rbiger) as [Ferdinand V., Kaiser von Österreich](/source/Ferdinand_I_of_Austria) - [Hedwig Bleibtreu](/source/Hedwig_Bleibtreu) as [Erzherzogin Sophie](/source/Princess_Sophie_of_Bavaria) - [Hermann Brix](/source/Hermann_Brix) as [Franz Joseph, ihr Sohn](/source/Franz_Joseph_I_of_Austria) - [Otto Wernicke](/source/Otto_Wernicke) as [Fürst Windischgrätz](/source/Alfred_I%2C_Prince_of_Windisch-Gr%C3%A4tz) - [Rosa Albach-Retty](/source/Rosa_Albach-Retty) as Fürstin Lobkowitz - [Bruno Hübner](/source/Bruno_H%C3%BCbner) as Pospischill - [Paul Hubschmid](/source/Paul_Hubschmid) as Imre von Hontos, Maria Ilonas Bruder - [Richard Häussler](/source/Richard_H%C3%A4ussler) as Ludwig Kossuth - [Karl Günther](/source/Karl_G%C3%BCnther) as Oberst Görgey - [Heinz von Cleve](/source/Heinz_von_Cleve) as Major von Meszaros - [Theodor Danegger](/source/Theodor_Danegger) as Anton - [Franz Schafheitlin](/source/Franz_Schafheitlin) as Hauptmann von Sailern, Adjutant Schwarzenbergs - [Elisabeth Markus](/source/Elisabeth_Markus) as Therese, Mädchen bei Maria Illona - [Peter Elsholtz](/source/Peter_Elsholtz) as Pista, der Bärenbändiger - [Hubert von Meyerinck](/source/Hubert_von_Meyerinck) as Pizzi, der Scherenschnittkünstler - [Karl Etlinger](/source/Karl_Etlinger) as Nachtwächter - [Klaus Pohl](/source/Klaus_Pohl_(actor)) as Sternengucker - [Anton Pointner](/source/Anton_Pointner) as Brühwasser, Adjutant des Kaisers Ferdinand - [Vera Complojer](/source/Vera_Complojer) as Wasserverkäuferin - [Magnus Stifter](/source/Magnus_Stifter) as Obershofmeister - [Viktor Afritsch](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Viktor_Afritsch&action=edit&redlink=1) as Offizier des Österreichischen Generalstabs - [Erna Berger](/source/Erna_Berger) as Sopran, Staatsoper - [Angelo Ferrari](/source/Angelo_Ferrari) as Ungarischer Offizier beim Hofball - [Harry Hardt](/source/Harry_Hardt) as Adjutant des Kaisers Franz Joseph - [Ludmilla Hell](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ludmilla_Hell&action=edit&redlink=1) as Junge Zigeunerin - [Eduard Kandl](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Eduard_Kandl&action=edit&redlink=1) as Baß, Deutsches Opernhaus - [Alfred Karen](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Alfred_Karen&action=edit&redlink=1) as Gast beim Hofball - [Wolfgang Klein](/source/Wolfgang_Klein) as Ungarischer Offizier beim Hofball - [Peter C. Leska](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Peter_C._Leska&action=edit&redlink=1) as Ungarischer Offizier beim Hofball - [Walther Ludwig](/source/Walther_Ludwig) as Tenor, Deutsches Opernhaus - [Georg A. Profé](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Georg_A._Prof%C3%A9&action=edit&redlink=1) as Ungarischer Offizier beim Hofball - [Josef Reithofer](/source/Josef_Reithofer) as Erster Offizier des österreichischen Generalstabs - [Lotte Spira](/source/Lotte_Spira) as Gattin des Kaisers Ferdinand - [Carla Spletter](/source/Carla_Spletter) as Sopran, Staatsoper - [Erich Zimmermann](/source/Erich_Zimmermann) as Tenor, Staatsoper ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBockBergfelder528_1-0)** [Bock & Bergfelder](#CITEREFBockBergfelder), p. 528. ## Bibliography - [Bock, Hans-Michael](/source/Hans-Michael_Bock); Bergfelder, Tim, eds. (2009). *The Concise Cinegraph: Encyclopaedia of German Cinema*. New York: Berghahn Books. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-1-57181-655-9](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-1-57181-655-9). ## External links - [*Maria Ilona*](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0031628/) at [IMDb](/source/IMDb_(identifier)) v t e Films directed by Géza von Bolváry The Way to the Light (1923) Girls You Don't Marry (1924) Reluctant Imposter (1925) The Royal Grenadiers (1925) Women Who Fall by the Wayside (1925) The Love of the Bajadere (1925) The Princess of the Riviera (1926) The Heart of a German Mother (1926) Fräulein Mama (1926) The Prisoners of Shanghai (1927) Ghost Train (1927) Artists (1928) Number 17 (1928) The Gallant Hussar (1928) Bright Eyes (1929) The Vagabond Queen (1929) The Wrecker (1929) My Daughter's Tutor (1929) Father and Son (1929) Delicatessen (1930) Two Hearts in Waltz Time (1930) A Tango for You (1930) A Gentleman for Hire (1930) The Song Is Ended (1930) The Merry Wives of Vienna (1931) The Theft of the Mona Lisa (1931) I Do Not Want to Know Who You Are (1932) A Man with Heart (1932) What Women Dream (1933) The Castle in the South (1933) Dream Castle (1933) Romance in Budapest (1933) Scandal in Budapest (1933) Farewell Waltz (1934) Song of Farewell (1934) Spring Parade (1934) Stradivari (1935) Stradivarius (1935) Winter Night's Dream (1935) The Castle in Flanders (1936) Girls' Dormitory (1936) Harvest (1936) Lumpaci the Vagabond (1936) Premiere (1937) The Irresistible Man (1937) The Charm of La Boheme (1937) Mirror of Life (1938) Maria Ilona (1939) Between River and Steppe (1939) Flower of the Tisza (1939) Opera Ball (1939) Vienna Tales (1940) Roses in Tyrol (1940) Thrice Wed (1941) Destiny (1942) A Man with Principles? (1943) The Dark Day (1943) Schrammeln (1944) Die Fledermaus (1946) Who Is This That I Love? (1950) Wedding Night in Paradise (1950) Dark Eyes (1951) My Wife Is Being Stupid (1952) Fritz and Friederike (1952) Once I Will Return (1953) The Daughter of the Regiment (1953) My Leopold (1955) Yes, Yes, Love in Tyrol (1955) Black Forest Melody (1956) Two Hearts in May (1957) Black Forest Cherry Schnapps (1958) It Happened Only Once (1958) A Song Goes Round the World (1958) This article related to a German film of the 1930s is a stub. 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