The Green Emperor

The Green Emperor
The Green Emperor
Directed by	Paul Mundorf
Written by	Hans Meddin (novel); Frank Thiess; Géza von Cziffra;
Produced by
Starring	Gustav Diessl; Carola Höhn; René Deltgen;
Cinematography	Willy Winterstein
Edited by	Axel von Werner
Music by
Production; company	UFA
Distributed by	UFA
Release date	13 February 1939;
Running time	88 minutes
Country	Germany
Language	German
Budget	541,000 Reichsmarks

The Green Emperor (German: Der grüne Kaiser) is a 1939 German crime film directed by Paul Mundorf and starring Gustav Diessl, Carola Höhn and René Deltgen It was inspired by the real-life case of a Belgian financier who had gone missing during a flight across the English Channel.^[1]

The film's sets were designed by the art director Erich Kettelhut. Location shooting took place in the countryside outside Berlin during 1938. It premiered in Vienna in February 1939.

Synopsis[]

A shady British businessmen frames his pilot for his murder. After being released from prison, the pilot attempts to track down his former employer who is still alive.

Cast[]

Gustav Diessl as Henry Miller / Hendrik Mylius
Carola Höhn as Joana Martinez
René Deltgen as Jan Karsten
Ellen Bang as Eva Latour
Aribert Wäscher as Bankier Vandermer
Hilde Hildebrand as Nora
Paul Westermeier as Hoyens
Alexander Engel as Sekretär Favard
as Marcel Carraux
Hans Leibelt as Picard
as Bankiert Jaquine
as Agent van't Hoff
Eduard von Winterstein as Gerichtsvorsitzender im 2. Prozeß
Edwin Jürgensen as Prosecutor in the first trial
Franz Schafheitlin as Prosecutor in the second trial
Erwin Biegel as Diener Pieter auf der Fazenda
Ilse Trautschold as Hoysens Sekretärin
Ingolf Kuntze as Gerichtsvorsitzender im 1. Prozeß
Siegfried Schürenberg as Defense lawyer
Bruno Hübner as Geschworener
as Geschworener
Walther Süssenguth as Geschworener
Eric Helgar as Singender Arbeiter auf der Fazenda
Erich Fiedler as Reporter

References[]

^ Waldman p. 59

Bibliography[]

Waldman, Harry (2008). Nazi Films in America, 1933–1942. McFarland. ISBN 978-0-7864-3861-7.

External links[]

The Green Emperor at IMDb

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[1] Waldman p. 59

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