King in Shadow
King in Shadow (German: Herrscher ohne Krone) is a 1957 Western German historical film drama film directed by Harald Braun and starring O.W. Fischer, Odile Versois and Horst Buchholz.[1] The film portrays the interaction of Johann Friedrich Struensee a Doctor treating the mentally ill Christian VII of Denmark, and his English consort Caroline Matilda.
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| Directed by | Harald Braun |
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| Music by | Werner Eisbrenner |
| Cinematography | Göran Strindberg |
| Edited by | Hilwa von Boro |
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| Distributed by | Schorcht Filmverleih |
Release date | 16 January 1957 |
Running time | 104 minutes |
| Country | West Germany |
| Language | German |
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.
Cast
- 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
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See also
- The Love of a Queen (1923)
- The Dictator (1935)
- A Royal Affair (2012)
References
- Klossner p.175
Bibliography
- Klossner, Michael. The Europe of 1500–1815 on Film and Television: A Worldwide Filmography of Over 2550 Works, 1895 Through 2000. McFarland & Company, 2002.
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