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King in Shadow

King in Shadow

King in Shadow

King in Shadow

1957•1h 44m•

★6.9(5 ratings)

Drama

Overview

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.

Director

Writers

Harald Braun, Odo Krohmann, Gerhard Menzel

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Main Cast

O.W. Fischer

O.W. Fischer

Friedrich Struensee

Odile Versois

Odile Versois

Queen Mathilde

Horst Buchholz

Horst Buchholz

King Christian

Fritz Tillmann

Fritz Tillmann

Count Rantzau

Elisabeth Flickenschildt

Elisabeth Flickenschildt

Queen Juliane

Siegfried Lowitz

Siegfried Lowitz

Kammerherr Guldberg

Ingeborg Schöner

Ingeborg Schöner

Gertrud von Eyben

Helmuth Lohner

Helmuth Lohner

Kammerherr Graf Holck

Günther Hadank

Günther Hadank

Wilfried Jan Heyn

Wilfried Jan Heyn

Gerhard Ritter

Gerhard Ritter

Peter Esser

Peter Esser

Full Crew

Direction

Director: Harald Braun

Writing

Writer: Harald Braun
Novel: Robert Neumann
Writer: Odo Krohmann
Writer: Gerhard Menzel

Production

Producer: Harald Braun
Producer: Georg Richter

Music & Sound

Music: Werner Eisbrenner

Cinematography

Director of Photography: Göran Strindberg

Editing

Editor: Hilwa von Boro

Did You Know?

#1

The original title is "Herrscher ohne Krone" (DE).

#2

The runtime is 104 minutes (1h 44m).

#3

The film was directed by Harald Braun.

#4

The screenplay was written by Harald Braun and Odo Krohmann.

#5

Cinematography was handled by Göran Strindberg.

#6

This title is listed on IMDb as tt0050504.

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Rating

6.9/10

Good

5 votes

Movie Information

Original Title:

Herrscher ohne Krone

Status:

Released

Age Rating:

12

Language:

Deutsch

Country of Origin:

Germany

Production Companies:

Bavaria-Filmkunst