The Queen's Secretary

The Queen's Secretary (German: Der Sekretär der Königin) is a 1916 German silent comedy film directed by Robert Wiene and starring Käthe Dorsch, Ressel Orla and Margarete Kupfer. A young Queen secretly marries the commander of her bodyguard, but things are complicated when his ex-lover arrives with a touring opera company.[1] The film was widely praised for its direction, acting and cinematography.[2]

The Queen's Secretary
Directed byRobert Wiene
Produced byOskar Messter
Written byRobert Wiene
StarringKäthe Dorsch
Ressel Orla
Margarete Kupfer
Production
company
Release date
  • April 1916 (1916-04)
CountryGermany
LanguageSilent
German intertitles

Cast

References

  1. Jung & Schatzberg p.27
  2. Jung & Schatzberg p.27

Bibliography

  • Jung, Uli & Schatzberg, Walter. Beyond Caligari: The Films of Robert Wiene. Berghahn Books, 1999.
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