Overview

Prague in the 1860s: Balduin is a popular, handsome student, the best fencer in town, in amicable rivalry with his friend Dahl for the affections of Lydia, the innkeeper's niece. While the students are celebrating Lydia's birthday, the opera singer Julia Stella arrives at the inn - and Balduin's life begins to unravel. He is immediately infatuated with the glamorous singer - but she is already kept by an admirer, the wealthy and foppish Baron Waldis. How can a poor student hope to compete? The mysterious Dr. Carpis, who also has ties to Julia and is jealous of the Baron, intervenes. But the price will be higher than Balduin can ever imagine. He risks his sanity and his life - perhaps his very soul - haunted by his own reflection.

Genres

Cast

Anton Walbrook

Balduin, der Student

Dorothea Wieck

Julia Stella, Opernsängerin

Theodor Loos

Dr. Carpis

Erich Fiedler

Baron Waldis

Volker von Collande

Student Zavrel

Fritz Genschow

Student Dahl

Edna Greyff

Lydia

Karl Hellmer

Krebs

Elsa Wagner

Jarmila

Miliza Korjus

Julia (singing voice)

Paul Rehkopf

Marfa Kassatskaya