The Gallant King
1920 film
| The Gallant King | |
|---|---|
 Film poster | |
| German | Der galante König |
| Directed by | Alfred Halm |
| Written by | Alfred Halm Hermann von Schmeling |
| Produced by | Leonhard Fanto |
| Cinematography | Franz Meinecke Georg Muschner |
| Music by | Vizenz Reisner Otto Schmid |
Production company | Messter Film |
| Distributed by | UFA |
Release date |
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| Country | Germany |
| Languages | Silent German intertitles |
The Gallant King (German: Der galante König) is a 1920 German silent historical drama film directed by Alfred Halm.[1] It is based on the life of the eighteenth century monarch Augustus the Strong. His story was later made into a 1936 sound film Augustus the Strong.
Cast
In alphabetical order
- Hendrik Appels as König Karl XII von Schweden
- Rudolf Basil as August der Starke
- Antonia Dietrich as Gräfin Cosel
- Arthur Dietze as Hofnarr
- Hugo Falke as Graf Nördling
- Lise Goetzen as Fatima
- Harry Halm as Moritz von Sachsen
- Ria Jende as Komödiantin Orzelcka
- Dora Kasan as Bürgermädchen Traute Gottschalk
- Charlotte Lier as Gräfin Esterle
- Lothar Mehnert as Mönch
- Alfred Meyer as Hofnarr
- Clara Salbach as Kurfürstin Mutter
- Rudolf Schröder as Staatsminister von Hoym
- Armin Seydelmann as Staatsminister Graf Beichling
- Eva Speyer as Gräfin Königsmark
- Paul Wiecke as König von Rom
- Alexander Wirth as Graf von Reckwitz
References
- ^ Thomas, Douglas B. (1999). The Early History of German Motion Pictures, 1895–1935. Washington, DC: Thomas International. p. 86. ISBN 978-0-9612128-1-0.
External links
- The Gallant King at IMDb
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