Lilly Stepanek

A biography of the composer Johann Strauss.

In the made-up country of Alanien, King Alexander I has been overthrown while abroad. Now, he's in Vienna with his daughter, the city of his fondest memories since studying there as a boy. It doesn't take long for the charm of Vienna to work its magic on the former king: he quickly comes to terms with the new situation and is able to enjoy the Austrian capital sans all the ceremony and trappings which would otherwise accompany him on a state visit. The princess is content with preparing herself for a career as a pianist concert, while the former king takes a job as a chauffeur in the embassy of the country he once ruled. The revolutionaries are shocked; and his days in Vienna are numbered.

Le capitaine Richard Wüst, qui reçut la croix de chevalier mais critiqua le régime nazi, fut envoyé au bunker du Fiihrer par son général en avril 1945 pour informer directement Adolf Hitler de la situation sur le front et demander des renforts, mais échoua plusieurs fois. pouvoir auditionner chez le guide. Tout comme Hitler ordonne de faire sauter les tunnels du S-Bahn afin d'arrêter l'armée rouge (l'Union soviétique) dans sa marche (en sacrifiant la vie de milliers de Berlinois réfugiés dans les tunnels), Wüst est admis en tant que dirigeant