Queen Louise (1927 film)
Queen Louise (German: Königin Luise) is a German silent historical film directed by Karl Grune and starring Mady Christians, Mathias Wieman and Anita Dorris. It was released in two separate parts slightly less than a month from each other in December 1927 and January 1928. It commenced a series of historical epics directed by Grune.[1] Art direction was by Hans Jacoby.
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| Directed by | Karl Grune |
| Produced by | Max Glass |
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| Music by | Walter Ulfig |
| Cinematography | Arpad Viragh |
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| Distributed by | Terra Film |
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| Country | Germany |
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The film portrays the short life of Louise of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, wife of the Prussian monarch William III.
Cast
- Mady Christians as Louise of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
- Mathias Wieman as William III
- Anita Dorris as Frederica of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
- Hedwig Molander as Princess Radziwill
- Adele Sandrock as Countess Voss
- Hans Adalbert Schlettow as Prince Louis Ferdinand
- Hedwig Wangel as Princess von Hessen-Darmstadt
- Theodor Loos as Count Hardenberg
- Charles Vanel as Napoleon
- Auguste Prasch-Grevenberg as Queen-Consort Elisabeth Christine von Braunschweig
- Alfred Döderlein as Prince Louis
- Hans Mierendorff as King Frederick William II.
- Lotte Lorring as Madame Ritz
- Antonie Jaeckel as Gelieu
- Karl Elzer as Adjutant Köckeritz
- Egon von Jordan as Russia Tsar Alexander
- Alfred Gerasch as Minister Talleyrand
- Ferdinand von Alten as Bertrand
- Hans Wassmann as Count Haugwitz
- Eduard Rothauser as Duke von Mecklenburg
- Max Pohl as Prince Blücher
- Emil Heyse as Dr. Hufeland
References
- Bock & Bergfelder p. 175
Bibliography
- Bock, Hans-Michael & Bergfelder, Tim. The Concise CineGraph. Encyclopedia of German Cinema. Berghahn Books, 2009.
- Kreimeier, Klaus. The Ufa Story: A History of Germany's Greatest Film Company, 1918–1945. University of California Press, 1999.
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