The Dictator(1935 film)
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The Dictator | |
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Directed by | Victor Saville |
Screenplay by | Benn W. Levy Jan Lustig Hans Wilhelm |
Produced by | Curtis Bernhardt Ludovico Toeplitz |
Starring | Clive Brook Madeleine Carroll Emlyn Williams Helen Haye Frank Cellier Isabel Jeans Alfred Drayton Nicholas Hannen Ruby Miller Heather Thatcher |
Cinematography | Franz Planer |
Edited by | Paul Weatherwax |
Music by | Karol Rathaus |
Production company | Toeplitz Productions Ltd. |
Distributed by | Gaumont British Distributors |
Release dates |
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Running time | 86 minutes |
Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
The Dictatoris a 1935 British historical drama film directed byVictor Savilleand starringClive Brook,Madeleine Carroll,Emlyn WilliamsandHelen Haye.[1]The film depicts a dramatic episode in Danish history: the tumultuous relationship between KingChristian VII of Denmarkand his English consortCaroline Matildain 18th centuryCopenhagenand the Queen's tragic affair with the royal physician and liberal reformerJohann Friedrich Struensee.The film is loosely based on real events. In the United States the title was changed to “Loves of a Dictator”.[2]
Cast
[edit]- Clive BrookasDoctor Struensee
- Madeleine CarrollasCaroline Matilde of Denmark
- Emlyn WilliamsasChristian VII of Denmark
- Helen HayeasQueen Mother Juliana
- Frank CellierasSir Murray Keith
- Isabel JeansasElisabet von Eyben
- Alfred DraytonasCount Brandt
- Nicholas HannenasGuldberg, the Prime Minister
- Ruby Milleras Hilda
- Heather Thatcheras Lady
- James Carewas Minor role
See also
[edit]- A Royal Affair,a 2012 film based on the same events
- The Love of a Queen(1923)
- King in Shadow(1957)
References
[edit]- ^"BFI | Film & TV Database | The DICTATOR (1935)".Ftvdb.bfi.org.uk. 16 April 2009. Archived fromthe originalon 14 January 2009.Retrieved1 November2012.
- ^Sennwald, Andre (June 1935)."' Loves of a Dictator,' a British Historical Film, at the Roxy -- 'Flame Within,' at the Capitol ".The New York Times.
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[edit]Categories:
- 1935 films
- 1935 drama films
- 1930s British films
- 1930s English-language films
- 1930s historical drama films
- Biographical films about royalty
- British black-and-white films
- British historical drama films
- Cultural depictions of Caroline Matilda of Great Britain
- Cultural depictions of Christian VII of Denmark
- Ealing Studios films
- Films about adultery
- Films directed by Victor Saville
- Films scored by Karol Rathaus
- Films set in Copenhagen
- Films set in Denmark
- Films set in the 1760s
- Films set in the 1770s
- Films with screenplays by Benn Levy
- 1930s British film stubs