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Immortal Waltz () is a 1939 historical drama film directed by E. W. Emo and starring Paul Hörbiger, Dagny Servaes, and Maria Andergast.
It was shot at the Rosenhügel Studios in Vienna. The film's art direction was by Julius von Borsody. The film portrays the lives of the Austrian composer Johann Strauss I and his family. The film was made by Wien-Film, a Vienna-based company set up after Austria had been incorporated into Greater Germany following the 1938 Anschluss.
Meanwhile, Josef has finished his studies at the Polytechnic and works as an engineer. He still loves music and spends every free minute composing. Although his father has since passed away, Josef, unlike his brother Johann, does not dare to rebel against his father's wish. When Johann junior learns of his brother's emotional dilemma, he gives Josef an opportunity to prove his musical skills for the first time at a New Year's Eve celebration. Josef's premiere is a great success, and he finally commits himself to music and abandons his engineering career.
Johann is in such great demand that he asks Josef to stand in for him on another occasion. Meanwhile, the youngest of the three brothers, Eduard Strauss, has grown up and also shows promise as a composer. However, he and Joseph are under the shadow of their much more famous brother, much to their chagrin. Eventually, it is old Amon who creates a group, called "Strauss", in which the three Strauss brothers jointly perform and inspire the masses with their waltz music.
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