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.

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

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.

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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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