The Cornet (German: Der Cornet. Die Weise von Liebe und Tod) is a 1955 West German historical film war film directed by Walter Reisch and starring Götz von Langheim, Anita Björk and Wolfgang Preiss.[1][2]

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The Cornet
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Directed byWalter Reisch
Written by
Produced by
  • Emile J. Lustig
  • Friedrich A. Mainz
Starring
CinematographyGöran Strindberg
Edited byRudolf Schaad
Music byWerner Eisbrenner
Production
company
Fama Film
Distributed byAllianz Film
Release date
  • 16 December 1955 (1955-12-16)
Running time
109 minutes
CountryWest Germany
LanguageGerman
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Set during the Great Turkish War, the film is related to the 1912 poem The Love and Death of Cornet Christopher Rilke by Rainer Maria Rilke. It was shot in Eastmancolor. Location filming took place in Würzburg in Bavaria. The film's sets were designed by the art director Wolf Englert.

Cast

  • Götz von Langheim [de] as Cornet Christoph von Rilke
  • Anita Björk as Gräfin von Zathmar
  • Wolfgang Preiss as Freiherr von Pirovano
  • Peter van Eyck as Mönchschreiber
  • Benno Sterzenbach as Rittmeister Reningen
  • Walter Janssen as Arzt
  • Claus Clausen as General Graf Spork
  • Piet Clausen as Adjutant Spork
  • Fritz Rasp as Großwesir
  • Eduard Köck as Falkenier
  • Karl Friedrich Feudell as Kurier
  • Emmy Erb as Obermagd
  • Hanne-Lore Morell as Edeldame
  • Almut Rothweiler [de] as Edeldame
  • Ruth Fischer as Zigeunerin
  • Jochen Schröder [de] as Der Deutsche
  • Hans-Joachim Post as Der Spucker
  • Gisela Free as Magd
  • Fritz Friedrichs as Pfarrer
  • Willi Hanning as Amtmann
  • Friedrich Koch as Richter
  • Heinz Püschel as Türkischer Feldwebel
  • Walter Clemens as Marquis
  • Rolf Kutschera
  • Klaus Miedel
  • Wolfgang Schmidt-Kessler

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