King in Shadow
Cast & Crew
Harald Braun
O. W. Fischer
Horst Buchholz
Odile Versois
Günther Hadank
Fritz Tillmann
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Synopsis
Friedrich Struensee, a renowned brain specialist, is summoned to Copenhagen in 1776 to give his opinion on the mental condition of 19-year-old King Christian. Struensee finds that the king is a lonely, brooding boy, whose stepmother, Queen Juliane, hopes to have him pronounced incapable of ruling Denmark so that her own son can assume the throne. Struensee, however, decrees that young Christian is sane. Through Struensee's psychological guidance, Christian is able to effect a reconciliation with his English wife, Mathilde. As a result of his efforts, Struensee becomes prime minister and the most powerful man in Denmark, until he falls in love with Mathilde. Their affair becomes a scandal in the royal palace, and Christian is persuaded to sentence them both to death. Struensee lies to save Mathilde, and she is permitted to return to England. As the bells ring to announce the death of Struensee, King Christian breaks down in a fit of madness.
Director
Harald Braun
Cast
O. W. Fischer
Horst Buchholz
Odile Versois
Günther Hadank
Fritz Tillmann
Elisabeth Flickenschildt
Siegfried Lowitz
Ingeborg Schöner
Wilfried-jan Heyn
Helmut Lohner
Gerhard Ritter
Peter Esser
Horst Gnekow
Crew
Hilwa Von Boro
Harald Braun
William De Lane Lea
Werner Eisbrenner
Walter Haag
Rudolf Kley
Odo Krohmann
Nina Maguire
Gerhard Menzel
Herbert Ploberger
Georg Richter
Göran Strindberg
Dietrich Von Theobald
Hans Wunschel
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Opened in West Berlin in January 1957 as Herrscher ohne Krone; running time: 104 min.
