King in Shadow (German: Herrscher ohne Krone) is a 1957 Western German historical drama film directed by Harald Braun and starring O. W. Fischer, Odile Versois and Horst Buchholz.[1] It was shot at the Bavaria Studios in Munich and on location in Hesse and Copenhagen. The film's sets were designed by the art director Walter Haag. The story had previously been portrayed in the 1935 British film The Dictator.
| King in Shadow | |
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| German | Herrscher ohne Krone |
| Directed by | Harald Braun |
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| Produced by | Harald Braun Georg Richter |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Göran Strindberg |
| Edited by | Hilwa von Boro |
| Music by | Werner Eisbrenner |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Schorcht Filmverleih |
Release date |
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Running time | 104 minutes |
| Country | West Germany |
| Language | German |
Synopsis
editThe film portrays the interaction of Johann Friedrich Struensee, a soctor treating the mentally ill Christian VII of Denmark, and his English consort Caroline Matilda.
Cast
edit- O. W. Fischer as Friedrich Struensee
- Odile Versois as Queen Mathilde
- Horst Buchholz as King Christian
- Fritz Tillmann as Count Rantzau
- Elisabeth Flickenschildt as Queen Juliane
- Ingeborg Schöner as Gertrud von Eyben
- Günther Hadank as State Minister Count Bernstorff
- Siegfried Lowitz as Chamberlain Guldberg
- Wilfried Jan Heyn as Baron Enevold Brandt
- Gerhard Ritter as Dr. Berger
- Peter Esser as Court Chaplain Münter
- Helmuth Lohner as Count Holck
See also
edit- The Love of a Queen (1923)
- The Dictator (1935)
- A Royal Affair (2012)
References
edit- ^ Klossner, Michael. The Europe of 1500–1815 on Film and Television: A Worldwide Filmography of Over 2550 Works, 1895 Through 2000. McFarland & Company, 2002. p. 175. ISBN 0786477512.
External links
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