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King in Shadow
King in Shadow
	DVD cover
German	Herrscher ohne Krone
Directed by	Harald Braun
Written by	Robert Neumann (novel); Odo Krohmann; Gerhard Menzel; Harald Braun;
Produced by	Harald Braun; Georg Richter
Starring	O. W. Fischer; Odile Versois; Horst Buchholz;
Cinematography	Göran Strindberg
Edited by	Hilwa von Boro
Music by	Werner Eisbrenner
Production; company	Bavaria Film
Distributed by	Schorcht Filmverleih
Release date	16 January 1957;
Running time	104 minutes
Country	West Germany
Language	German

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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

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

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

References

^ 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.

External links

King in Shadow at IMDb

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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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-'''''King in Shadow''''' ({{lang-de|'''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==
-* [[O.W. Fischer]] as [[Johann Friedrich Struensee|Friedrich Struensee]]
+*[[O. W. Fischer]] as [[Johann Friedrich Struensee|Friedrich Struensee]]
-* [[Odile Versois]] as [[Caroline Matilda of Great Britain|Queen Mathilde]]
+*[[Odile Versois]] as [[Caroline Matilda of Great Britain|Queen Mathilde]]
-* [[Horst Buchholz]] as [[Christian VII of Denmark|King Christian]]
+*[[Horst Buchholz]] as [[Christian VII of Denmark|King Christian]]
-* [[Fritz Tillmann]] as [[Schack Carl Rantzau|Count Rantzau]]
+*[[Fritz Tillmann]] as [[Schack Carl Rantzau|Count Rantzau]]
-* [[Elisabeth Flickenschildt]] as [[Juliana Maria of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel|Queen Juliane]]
+*[[Elisabeth Flickenschildt]] as [[Juliana Maria of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel|Queen Juliane]]
-* [[Ingeborg Schöner]] as [[Elisabet von Eyben|Gertrud von Eyben]]
+*[[Ingeborg Schöner]] as [[Elisabet von Eyben|Gertrud von Eyben]]
-* [[Günther Hadank]] as [[Count Johann Hartwig Ernst von Bernstorff|State Minister Count Bernstorff]]
+*[[Günther Hadank]] as [[Count Johann Hartwig Ernst von Bernstorff|State Minister Count Bernstorff]]
-* [[Siegfried Lowitz]] as [[Ove Høegh-Guldberg|Chamberlain Guldberg]]
+*[[Siegfried Lowitz]] as [[Ove Høegh-Guldberg|Chamberlain Guldberg]]
-* [[Wilfried Jan Heyn]] as Baron [[Enevold 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
 ==See also==
-* ''[[The Love of a Queen (1923 film)|The Love of a Queen]]'' (1923)
+*''[[The Love of a Queen (1923 film)|The Love of a Queen]]'' (1923)
-* ''[[The Dictator (1935 film)|The Dictator]]'' (1935)
+*''[[The Dictator (1935 film)|The Dictator]]'' (1935)
-* ''[[A Royal Affair]]'' (2012)
+*''[[A Royal Affair]]'' (2012)
-== References ==
+==References==
-{{reflist}}
+{{Reflist}}
+==External links==
-== Bibliography ==
+*{{IMDb title|0050504}}
-* 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 ==
-* {{IMDb title|0050504}}
 {{Harald Braun}}
-[[Category:1957 films]]
+[[Category:1950s German films]]
-[[Category:1950s drama films]]
+[[Category:1950s German-language films]]
-[[Category:1950s historical films]]
+[[Category:1950s historical drama films]]
-[[Category:German drama films]]
-[[Category:German historical films]]
-[[Category:West German films]]
-[[Category:German-language films]]
-[[Category:Films directed by Harald Braun]]
-[[Category:Films shot at Bavaria Studios]]
 [[Category:Bavaria Film films]]
-[[Category:Adultery in films]]
+[[Category:Cultural depictions of Caroline Matilda of Great Britain]]
-[[Category:Films shot in Denmark]]
+[[Category:Cultural depictions of Christian VII of Denmark]]
+[[Category:Films about adultery]]
+[[Category:Films directed by Harald Braun]]
+[[Category:Films scored by Werner Eisbrenner]]
 [[Category:Films set in Copenhagen]]
 [[Category:Films set in the 1770s]]
-[[Category:Cultural depictions of Christian VII of Denmark]]
+[[Category:Films shot at Bavaria Studios]]
+[[Category:Films shot in Denmark]]
+[[Category:German historical drama films]]
+[[Category:West German films]]
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