Die Prinzessin von St. Wolfgang Filming Locations
Die Prinzessin von St. Wolfgang Filming Locations
Cannes, a resort town on the French Riviera, is famed for its international film festival. Its Boulevard de la Croisette, curving along the coast, is lined with sandy beaches, upmarket boutiques and palatial hotels. It’s also home to the Palais des Festivals et des Congrès, a modern building complete with red carpet and Allée des Étoiles – Cannes’ walk of fame.
Marseille, a port city in southern France, has been a crossroads of immigration and trade since its founding by the Greeks circa 600 B.C. At its heart is the Vieux-Port (Old Port), where fishmongers sell their catch along the boat-lined quay. Basilique Notre-Dame-de-la-Garde is a Romanesque-Byzantine church. Modern landmarks include Le Corbusier’s influential Cité Radieuse complex and Zaha Hadid’s CMA CGM Tower.
St. Wolfgang im Salzkammergut is an Austrian town east of Salzburg, in the The Pilgrimage Church, overlooking Lake Wolfgangsee, houses a towering, intricately carved winged altarpiece. Ferries, including an 1873 paddle steamer, cruise the lake, which is ringed by mountains. The Schafbergbahn, a steam-powered cog railway, climbs to Schafberg’s summit for panoramic views of the Dachstein range.
Die Prinzessin von St. Wolfgang (1957)
Josefa Maria comes from an Old Austrian Noble family and is (due to her ancestry) promised to a noble Count. As she visits her hometown St. Wolfgang on vacation, she falls in love with the charming Car Mechanic Toni Leitner. Josefa soon decides to marry Toni. However, her Grandma, afraid of a public scandal, arranges a transfer of Leitner to Australia.
