King in Shadow
King in Shadow

King in Shadow

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1957
1h 44m
6.1(4 votes)
Drama

Overview

The film portrays the interaction of Johann Friedrich Struensee, a doctor treating the mentally ill Christian VII of Denmark, and his English consort Caroline Matilda.

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14 members
Acting

O.W. Fischer

Friedrich Struensee

O.W. Fischer
Acting

Odile Versois

Queen Mathilde

Odile Versois
Acting

Horst Buchholz

King Christian

Horst Buchholz
Acting

Fritz Tillmann

Count Rantzau

Fritz Tillmann
Acting

Elisabeth Flickenschildt

Queen Juliane

Elisabeth Flickenschildt
Acting

Siegfried Lowitz

Kammerherr Guldberg

Siegfried Lowitz
Acting

Ingeborg Schöner

Gertrud von Eyben

Ingeborg Schöner
Acting

Helmuth Lohner

Kammerherr Graf Holck

Helmuth Lohner
Acting

Günther Hadank

Unknown Role

No Image
Acting

Wilfried Jan Heyn

Unknown Role

No Image
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Gerhard Ritter

Unknown Role

No Image
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Peter Esser

Unknown Role

No Image
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Heini Göbel

Unknown Role

Heini Göbel
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Georg Lehn

Unknown Role

Georg Lehn

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