The Knight of the Rose (Der Rosenkavalier) 98 years old

The story: While her husband is becoming famous in the war, the marshal of Werdenberg's wife consoles herself in the arms of the youngster Octavian and tries to arrange the love affairs of her cousin, the baron Ochs, by presenting him to young Sophie. This baron is taken with her and the Marschallin proposes Octavian to be his "Rosenkavalier" in order to present the traditional silver rose to his fiancée. But youngsters are youngsters and sex hormones hold sway over the whole world so for that reason immediately Octavian and Sophie fall in love with each other…

Credits

The Knight of the Rose Cast

Name Character
Paul Hartmann He was 36, 88 years old when he died as Der Marschall
Jaque Catelain He was 28, 68 years old when he died as Octavian
Karl Forest He was 51, 69 years old when he died as Herr von Faninal
Michael Bohnen He was 38, 77 years old when he died as Baron Ochs auf Lerchenau
Carmen Cartellieri She was 34, 61 years old when she died as Annina
Friedrich Feher He was 36, 61 years old when he died as Valzacchi
Huguette Duflos She was 38, 94 years old when she died as Countess Maria Theresia von Werdenberg

The Knight of the Rose Crew

Name Department
Hans Androschin as Cinematography. He was 33 (84) years old when He died Crew
Robert Wiene as Director. He was 52 (65) years old when He died Directing
Robert Wiene as Writer. He was 52 (65) years old when He died Writing
Louis Nerz as Writer. He was 59 (72) years old when He died Writing
Hugo von Hofmannsthal as Story. He was 51 (55) years old when He died Writing
The Knight of the Rose (98 years)

  • Release day: Wednesday, December 09, 1925
  • Runtime: 105 minutes