The Strauss family

DVD 2008

The saga of the Strauss family is an epic story spanning more than 85 years. From father Johann Strauss to his eldest son Schanni, it was a tradition not only of music, but of the wealth, fame and jealousies common to popular musicians throughout the ages.

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Strauss family Drama

Strauss, Eduard, 1835-1916 Drama

Strauss, Johann, 1804-1849 Drama

Strauss, Johann, 1825-1899 Drama

Strauss, Josef, 1827-1870 Drama

Television mini-series

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ISBN:

9781422904725
1422904725

Description:

2 videodiscs (6 hr., 48 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in
polychrome
digital optical
videodisc
DVD
video file DVD video

Target Audience Note:

Canadian Home Video Rating: Not rated

Notes:

Originally broadcast as a television mini-series in 1972
Choreographer, Geraldine Stephenson ; director of music, Cyril Ornadel ; music played by the London Symphony
Eric Woolfe (Johann Strauss), Anne Stallybrass (Anna Strauss), Stuart Wilson (Johann Strauss Jr.), Derek Jacobi (Josef Lanner), Barbara Ferris (Emilie Trampusch), Ania Marson (Olga), Nikolas Simmonds (Josef Strauss), Tony Anholt (Eduard Strauss), Sonia Dresdel (Lucari), Margaret Whiting (Hetti), Georgia Hale (Lili), Jane Seymour (Karolin)
DVD; Dolby digital

Contents:

Episode 1.Anna
Episode 2.Emilie
Episode 3.Schanni
Episode 4.Revolution
Episode 5.Josef
Episode 6.Hetti
Episode 7.Lili
Episode 8.Adele

Control Number:

1898448

UPC:

733961105964

Other Authors:

Anholt, Tony, 1941-2002
Dresdel, Sonia
Ferris, Barbara
Giles, David, 1926-2010
Hale, Georgia, 1905-1985
Jacobi, Derek
Marson, Ania
Seymour, Jane, 1951-
Simmonds, Nikolas
Stallybrass, Anne
Whiting, Margaret
Wilson, Stuart
Woolfe, Eric

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