Das Donkosakenlied

ABOUT THE MOVIE Released in theaters in September 1956 RUNTIME - 96 MINS DIRECTED BY GEZA VON CZIFFRA STARRING PETER ALEXANDER HELGA BRAUN MARKO TOPOLOWSKY LEW MOLL ERIKA VON THELLMANN BARBARA KRAFFT KRIT TOWER HELMUT LOOS, After his mother's death, little Peter lives together with his big sister Helga at his adoptive father Professor Hartmann's house. Due to severe illness, Peter is not allowed to become emotional and must avoid listening to music, even his beloved Don Cossacks choir, which remind him of his mother through their songs, are no longer allowed to be heard via radio. When the choir has a car breakdown on their tour with their conductor Serge Jaroff and their manager Rolf Bender, Peter joins them and sings their theme song, The Star of the Evening, Glowing for the Two of Us, which his mother used to sing. The choir is touched and invites him to join their tour.