Released:
1928-10-06

Overview:
Against the backdrop of Vienna's hidebound caste system, aristocrat and army officer Nicki is attracted to peasant Mitzi, although he knows it cannot last. Acquiescing to familial pressure, he ultimately gives her up to marry the more socially acceptable – albeit crippled – heiress Cecelia. Mitzi, for her part, is heartbroken and must resign herself to marrying churlish butcher Schani Eberle.

Director:
Erich von Stroheim

Runtime:
1h 49min

Genre:
Drama, Romance

• Cast:
• 
  Erich von Stroheim
  as
  Nicki / Prince Nickolas
• 
  Fay Wray
  as
  Mitzi / Mitzerl Schrammell
• 
  George Fawcett
  as
  le prince Ottokar
• 
  Maude George
  as
  la princesse Maria
• 
  Cesare Gravina
  as
  Martin Schrammell