The Love of a Queen (German: Die Liebe einer Königin) is a 1923 German silent historical drama film directed by Ludwig Wolff and starring Harry Liedtke, Henny Porten and Walter Janssen.[1] It is based on the eighteenth century affair between the Danish Queen Caroline Matilda and the court physician Johann Friedrich Struensee.
| The Love of a Queen | |
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| German | Die Liebe einer Königin |
| Directed by | Ludwig Wolff |
| Written by | Ludwig Wolff |
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| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Julius Balting Axel Graatkjær |
Production company | Maxim-Film |
| Distributed by | Bavaria Film Gaumont (France) |
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| Country | Germany |
| Languages | Silent German intertitles |
The film's sets were designed by the art director Heinrich Beisenherz and Fritz Seyffert.
Cast edit
- Harry Liedtke as Johann Friedrich Struensee
- Henny Porten as The Queen
- Walter Janssen as Der König
- Olga Limburg as Queen-Widow
- Annemarie Mörike as Court lady
- Friedrich Kayßler
- Hermann Vallentin
- Louis Ralph
- Adele Sandrock
- Erna Hauk
- Rudolf Biebrach
- Max Gülstorff
- Louis V. Arco
See also edit
- The Dictator (1935)
- King in Shadow (1957)
- A Royal Affair (2012)
References edit
- ^ Hake, Sabine (2009). Bock, Hans-Michael; Bergfelder, Tim (eds.). The Concise Cinegraph: Encyclopaedia of German Cinema. New York, NY: Berghahn Books. p. 121. doi:10.2307/j.ctt1x76dm6. ISBN 978-1571816559. JSTOR j.ctt1x76dm6. S2CID 252868046.
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