Congress of Love (Der Kongreß amüsiert sich)

Overview

Vienna 1965. While visiting the Wax Museum a group of tourists stop in front of the figure of Prince Metternich. All of a sudden they find themselves brought back 150 years earlier during the Vienna Congress of 1814-1815. Before their eyes wide open, history is in the making. Gathered around the Tsar of Russia, Alexander I, the Kings of Bavaria, Würtemberg, Prussia and Denmark, are persuaded they are building the future Europe whereas they are being manipulated by foxy Chancellor Metternich, he himself under the thumb of cynical Count Talleyrand, the French representative. All those considerations come second though to partying and social life, which is all these aristocrats really want out of this congress.

Key Crew

Top Cast

Curd Jürgens

Zar Alexander I. von Russland

Lilli Palmer

Fürstin Metternich

Hannes Messemer

Fürst Metternich

Walter Slezak

Der 'Ewige Wiener'

Paul Meurisse

Talleyrand

Françoise Arnoul

Gräfin Kopinskaja

Wolfgang Kieling

Napoleons Doppelgänger

Gustav Knuth

Stefans Vater