King of Hearts (1947 film)
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| Directed by | Helmut Weiss |
| Written by | Helmut Weiss (play) |
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| Cinematography | Robert Baberske |
| Edited by | Walter Wischniewsky |
| Music by | Gerhard Winkler |
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Running time | 88 minutes |
| Country | Germany |
| Language | German |
King of Hearts (German: Herzkönig) is a 1947 German comedy film directed by Helmut Weiss and starring Hans Nielsen, Aribert Wäscher, and Sonja Ziemann.[1]
The film was the first production of Artur Brauner's CCC Films, which would develop into a leading company in West German cinema. It was made at the Tempelhof Studios in Berlin. The film's sets were designed by the art director Ernst H. Albrecht.
In the Soviet Zone of Germany, it was released by the state-owned company DEFA.
Cast[]
- Hans Nielsen as King Michael XXXVII / Peter Petroni
- as Königin
- Aribert Wäscher as Papupowitsch
- Wilhelm Bendow as Pupopawitsch
- Sonja Ziemann as Bianca
- Georg Thomalla as Leutnant
- Hannelore Bollmann as Juliane
- as Bellina
- as Istraki
- Walter Werner as Kammerdiener
- Erwin Biegel as Hoffriseur
- Curth Flatow as Musiklehrer
- Adrian Hoven
References[]
- ^ Bergfelder, p. 106.
Bibliography[]
- Bergfelder, Tim (2005) [2004]. International Adventures: German Popular Cinema and European Co-Productions in the 1960s. New York: Berghahn Books. ISBN 978-1-57181-539-2.
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Categories:
- 1947 films
- German-language films
- 1947 comedy films
- German comedy films
- West German films
- Films directed by Helmut Weiss
- Films shot at Tempelhof Studios
- German films based on plays
- German black-and-white films
- 1940s German film stubs