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Royal Waltz (French: Valse royale) is a 1936 French-German historical film directed by Jean Grémillon and starring Henri Garat, Renée Saint-Cyr and Christian-Gérard.^[1]

It is the French-language version of the German film Königswalzer, made in Berlin by UFA. The film's art direction was by Robert Herlth and Walter Röhrig. Raoul Ploquin, who specialised in co-productions acted as supervisor.

In Munich in 1852 Michel de Thalberg, the Austrian envoy to arrange a dynastic marriage with Bavaria falls in love but finds his plans thwarted until he is assisted by the intervention of Princess Elisabeth.

• Henri Garat as Michel de Thalberg
• Renée Saint-Cyr as Thérèse Tomasoni
• Christian-Gérard as Pilou
• Adrien Le Gallo as Le roi Max de Bavière
• Mila Parély as Annie Tomasini
• Bernard Lancret as L'empereur François Joseph d'Autriche
• Alla Donell as La princesse Elisabeth de Bavière, nommée Sissi
• Gustave Gallet as Ludwig Tomasoni
• Lucien Dayle as Gargamus
• Geymond Vital as René
• Edmond Beauchamp as Maps
• Georges Prieur as Le comte Thalberg
• Jean Aymé as de Borney
• Gaston Dubosc
• Georgette Lamoureux

• Crisp, Colin. Genre, Myth and Convention in the French Cinema, 1929-1939. Indiana University Press, 2002.

• Royal Waltz at IMDb