The Empress's Favourite
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| Directed by | Werner Hochbaum |
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| Cinematography | Oskar Schnirch |
| Edited by | Walter Wischniewsky |
| Music by | Anton Profes |
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| Country | Germany |
| Language | German |
The Empress's Favourite (German: Der Favorit der Kaiserin) is a 1936 German historical comedy film directed by Werner Hochbaum and starring Olga Chekhova, Anton Pointner and Heinz von Cleve.[1] The film is set in Russia during the reign of Empress Elizabeth.
The film's sets were designed by Emil Hasler and .
Main cast[]
- Olga Chekhova as Elisabeth Kaiserin von Russland
- Anton Pointner as Fürst Ivan Potozky
- Heinz von Cleve as Prinz von Gottorp Vetter der Zarin
- Carl Esmond as Fähnrich Alexander Tomsky
- Walter Steinbeck as Graf Kurganoff
- Trude Marlen as Irina, seine Tochter, Hofdame
- Ilse Trautschold as Sophie ihr Kammermädchen
- Peter Erkelenz as Oberst Runitsch
- Erik Ode as Fähnrich Alexander Platow
- Adele Sandrock as Fürstin Dolgorucky
- Hans Adalbert Schlettow as Baron Axhausen
- Ada Tschechowa as Hofdame Romoff
- Edith Meinhard as Hofdame Wolkow
- Willy Kaiser-Heyl as Zeremonienmeister
- as Fähnrich Alexander Schuwaloff
- as Fähnrich Alexander Repnin
- Carl Walther Meyer as Fähnrich Alexander Bonin
References[]
- ^ Beevor
Bibliography[]
- Beevor, Antony (2014). The Mystery of Olga Chekhova. New York: Penguin Books. ISBN 978-1-101-17505-7.
External links[]
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Categories:
- 1936 films
- German-language films
- 1930s historical comedy films
- German films
- Films of Nazi Germany
- German historical comedy films
- Films directed by Werner Hochbaum
- Films set in Russia
- Films set in the 18th century
- German black-and-white films
- 1936 comedy films
- 1930s German film stubs