The Governor (1939 film)

The Governor
The Governor
Directed by	Viktor Tourjansky
Written by	(play) ; Emil Burri ; Peter Francke
Produced by	Hans Tost
Starring	Brigitte Horney ; Willy Birgel ; Hannelore Schroth
Cinematography	Konstantin Irmen-Tschet
Edited by	Walter Fredersdorf
Music by	Wolfgang Zeller
Production; company	Terra Film
Distributed by	Terra Film
Release date	23 April 1939
Running time	99 minutes
Country	Germany
Language	German

The Governor (German: Der Gouverneur) is a 1939 German drama film directed by Viktor Tourjansky and starring Brigitte Horney, Willy Birgel and Hannelore Schroth.^[1] It is based on the play Die Fahne by Emmerich Groh.

The film's sets were designed by the art director Max Mellin. It was shot at the Babelsberg and Tempelhof Studios in Berlin and on location in East Prussia. It was produced on a budget of 715,000 Reichsmarks.

Synopsis[]

In a fictional Scandinavian country, a high-ranking military officer decides to overthrow Parliament.

Cast[]

Brigitte Horney as Maria
Willy Birgel as General Werkonen
Hannelore Schroth as Ebba
Ernst von Klipstein as Leutnant Robert Runeberg
Rolf Weih as Leutnant Kalminen
Walter Franck as Dr. Erko
Paul Bildt as Gutsbesitzer Runeberg
Lotte Spira as Frau Runeberg
Werner Pledath as Oberst Wantua
Albert Florath as Oberst Perkaulen
Paul Otto as Ministerpräsident Lönnrot
Ingolf Kuntze as Gutsbesitzer Maris
Karl-Heinz Peters as Tom Lynge
F.W. Schröder-Schrom as General Borgas
Karl Meixner as Diener bei Dr. Erko
Nicolas Koline as Jan, Koch in Marias Elternhaus
Valy Arnheim as Diener bei General Werkonen
Franz Arzdorf as Zivilist im Gefolge des Staatspräsidenten
Charly Berger as Offizier im Gefolge
Reinhold Bernt as Mitglied der Radikalen Partei
as Junger Offizier
as Ein weiterer Offizier
as Parlamentsmitglied
as Parlamentsmitglied
Fred Goebel as Offizier der Polizeiwache
as Stabsarzt
as Parlamentsmitglied
as Polizeikommissar am Tatort
as Polizeikommissar
as Küchenhilfe bei Maria
as Staatspräsident
as Regierungsmitglied
Klaus Pohl as Mann am Bahnhof, der sich eine Zigarette anzündet
as Offizier
Arthur Reinhardt as Limonadenverkäufer am Bahnsteig
as Gast beim Empfang des Gouverneurs
as Gast auf Gut Marias
Otz Tollen as Stabsoffizier des Fahnenregiments
as Gast beim Empfang des Gouverneurs
as Polizeipräfekt
as Diener beim Empfang
as Zeitschriftenverkäufer am Bahnsteig
as Regierungsmitglied

References[]

^ Waldman p.282

Bibliography[]

Waldman, Harry. Nazi Films in America, 1933–1942. McFarland, 2008.

External links[]

The Governor at IMDb

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[1] Waldman p.282

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