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King in Shadow

Original title: Herrscher ohne Krone
  • 1957
  • 1h 44m
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King in Shadow (1957)
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The German physician Dr. Struensee, brilliant doctor and favorite of women, is summoned to the royal court in Copenhagen.The German physician Dr. Struensee, brilliant doctor and favorite of women, is summoned to the royal court in Copenhagen.The German physician Dr. Struensee, brilliant doctor and favorite of women, is summoned to the royal court in Copenhagen.

  • Director
    • Harald Braun
  • Writers
    • Robert Neumann
    • Odo Krohmann
    • Gerhard Menzel
  • Stars
    • O.W. Fischer
    • Odile Versois
    • Horst Buchholz
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    • IMDb RATING
    6.4/10
    106
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Harald Braun
    • Writers
      • Robert Neumann
      • Odo Krohmann
      • Gerhard Menzel
    • Stars
      • O.W. Fischer
      • Odile Versois
      • Horst Buchholz
    • 1User review
    • 3Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    O.W. Fischer
    O.W. Fischer
    • Friedrich Struensee
    Odile Versois
    Odile Versois
    • Queen Mathilde
    Horst Buchholz
    Horst Buchholz
    • King Christian
    Fritz Tillmann
    • Count Rantzau
    Elisabeth Flickenschildt
    Elisabeth Flickenschildt
    • Queen Juliane
    Ingeborg Schöner
    Ingeborg Schöner
    • Gertrud von Eyben
    Günther Hadank
    • State Minister
    Siegfried Lowitz
    Siegfried Lowitz
    • Chamberlain Goldberg
    Wilfried Jan Heyn
    • Baron Enevied Brandt
    • (as Wilfried-Jan Heyn)
    Gerhard Ritter
    • Dr. Berger
    Peter Esser
    • Court Chaplain Münter
    Helmuth Lohner
    Helmuth Lohner
    • Count Holck
    Heini Göbel
    Georg Lehn
    Ernst Fritz Fürbringer
    Ernst Fritz Fürbringer
      Horst Gnekow
      • Gen. Reventlau
      • (uncredited)
      • Director
        • Harald Braun
      • Writers
        • Robert Neumann
        • Odo Krohmann
        • Gerhard Menzel
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      • Release date
        • January 16, 1957 (West Germany)
      • Country of origin
        • West Germany
      • Language
        • German
      • Also known as
        • Herrscher ohne Krone
      • Filming locations
        • Bavaria Studios, Bavariafilmplatz 7, Geiselgasteig, Grünwald, Bavaria, Germany
      • Production companies
        • Bavaria Film
        • Bavaria-Filmkunst
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        1 hour 44 minutes
      • Color
        • Color
      • Sound mix
        • Mono
      • Aspect ratio
        • 1.33 : 1

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