Franz Schubert retired from Vienna in country for musical writing. He draws his inspiration from a romance with the watermiller's daughter. An operetta in the fifties Vienna style. This is the only movie from Marcel Pagnol in color and the only movie in rouxcolor, a French experimental process derivated from the agfacolor German process.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 Tino RossiFranz Schubert | Franz Schubert |
 Jacqueline PagnolBrigitte | Brigitte |
 Raoul MarcoMaître Guillaume | Maître Guillaume |
 Lilia VettiLa comtesse | La comtesse |
 Raphaël Patornile comte Christian | le comte Christian |
 Emma Lyonella baronne | la baronne |
 Suzanne Desprèsla lavandière | la lavandière |
 Roger MonteauxNot listed | Not listed |
 Christian BertolaNot listed | Not listed |
 Jean-Paul CoquelinNot listed | Not listed |
 Pierrette RossiNot listed | Not listed |
 Gustave HamiltonNot listed | Not listed |
 Edouard HemmeNot listed | Not listed |
| JJules DorpeNot listed | Not listed |
 Nicolas AmatoNot listed | Not listed |
 Jean DeschampsNot listed | Not listed |
| AAlexandre FabryNot listed | Not listed |
 Pierre LabryNot listed | Not listed |
| LLouis LionsNot listed | Not listed |
 René MaupréNot listed | Not listed |