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{{Short description|1957 film}}
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| director = [[Harald Braun]]
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| producer = Harald Braun <br> [[Georg Richter]]
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| writer = [[Robert Neumann ]] (novel) <br> [[Odo Krohmann ]] <br> [[Gerhard Menzel ]] <br> Harald Braun
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'''''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]].<ref>Klossner p.175</ref> 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 of Great Britain|Caroline Matilda]].
'''''King in Shadow''''' ({{langx|de|'''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]].<ref>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}}.</ref> It was shot at the [[Bavaria Studios]] in [[Munich]] and [[location shooting|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 (1935 film)|The Dictator]]''.


==Synopsis==
It was shot at the [[Bavaria Studios]] in [[Munich]] and [[location filming|on location]] in [[Hesse]] and [[Copenhagen]]. The film's sets were designed by the [[art director]] [[Walter Haag]].
The film portrays the interaction of [[Johann Friedrich Struensee]], a soctor treating the mentally ill [[Christian VII of Denmark]], and his English consort [[Caroline Matilda of Great Britain|Caroline Matilda]].


==Cast==
==Cast==
* [[O.W. Fischer]] as Friedrich Struensee
*[[O. W. Fischer]] as [[Johann Friedrich Struensee|Friedrich Struensee]]
* [[Odile Versois]] as Queen Mathilde
*[[Odile Versois]] as [[Caroline Matilda of Great Britain|Queen Mathilde]]
* [[Horst Buchholz ]] as King Christian
*[[Horst Buchholz]] as [[Christian VII of Denmark|King Christian]]
* [[Fritz Tillmann]] as Count Rantzau
*[[Fritz Tillmann]] as [[Schack Carl Rantzau|Count Rantzau]]
* [[Elisabeth Flickenschildt ]] as Queen Juliane
*[[Elisabeth Flickenschildt]] as [[Juliana Maria of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel|Queen Juliane]]
* [[Ingeborg Schöner ]] as Gertrud von Eyben
*[[Ingeborg Schöner]] as [[Elisabet von Eyben|Gertrud von Eyben]]
* [[Günther Hadank]] as State Minister
*[[Günther Hadank]] as [[Count Johann Hartwig Ernst von Bernstorff|State Minister Count Bernstorff]]
* [[Siegfried Lowitz]] as Chamberlain Goldberg
*[[Siegfried Lowitz]] as [[Ove Høegh-Guldberg|Chamberlain Guldberg]]
* [[Wilfried Jan Heyn]] as Baron Enevied Brandt
*Wilfried Jan Heyn as Baron [[Enevold Brandt]]
* [[Gerhard Ritter (actor)|Gerhard Ritter]] as Dr. Berger
*[[Gerhard Ritter (actor)|Gerhard Ritter]] as Dr. Berger
* [[Peter Esser ]] as Court Chaplain Münter
*Peter Esser as Court Chaplain Münter
* [[Helmuth Lohner]] as Count Holck
*[[Helmuth Lohner]] as Count Holck


== References ==
==See also==
*''[[The Love of a Queen (1923 film)|The Love of a Queen]]'' (1923)
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*''[[The Dictator (1935 film)|The Dictator]]'' (1935)
*''[[A Royal Affair]]'' (2012)


== Bibliography ==
==References==
{{Reflist}}
* Klossner, Michael. ''The Europe of 1500-1815 on Film and Television: A Worldwide Filmography of Over 2550 Works, 1895 Through 2000''. McFarland & Company, 2002.


== External links ==
==External links==
* {{IMDb title|0050504}}
*{{IMDb title|0050504}}


{{Harald Braun}}
{{Harald Braun}}


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King in Shadow
DVD cover
GermanHerrscher ohne Krone
Directed byHarald Braun
Written by
Produced byHarald Braun
Georg Richter
Starring
CinematographyGöran Strindberg
Edited byHilwa von Boro
Music byWerner Eisbrenner
Production
company
Distributed bySchorcht Filmverleih
Release date
  • 16 January 1957 (1957-01-16)
Running time
104 minutes
CountryWest Germany
LanguageGerman

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.

Synopsis

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The 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

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ 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.
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