| Victoria in Dover | |
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| Directed by | Erich Engel |
| Written by |
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| Produced by | Eberhard Klagemann |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Bruno Mondi |
| Edited by | Carl Otto Bartning |
| Music by | Hans-Otto Borgmann |
Production company | Klagemann-Film |
| Distributed by | Tobis-Sascha Film (Austria) |
Release date | 28 February 1936 |
Running time | 96 minutes |
| Country | Nazi Germany |
| Language | German |
Victoria in Dover (German title: Mädchenjahre einer Königin) is a 1936 German romantic comedy film directed by Erich Engel and starring Jenny Jugo, Olga Limburg and Renée Stobrawa. It is based on a play by Geza Silberer. It was shot at the Babelsberg Studios in Potsdam and the Tempelhof Studios in Berlin and premiered at the city's Gloria-Palast. The film was remade in 1954 with Romy Schneider. [1]
Synopsis
After her Prime Minister Lord Melbourne arranges a marriage for her with the German Prince Albert, the young Queen Victoria decides to leave London and spend some time in Kent. While there she meets a handsome young German and falls in love, unaware that he is her intended husband Albert.
Cast
- Jenny Jugo as Victoria
- Olga Limburg as Duchess of Kent
- Renée Stobrawa as Baroness Lehzen
- Otto Treßler as Lord Melbourne
- Friedrich Benfer as Prince Albert
- Ernst G. Schiffner as King William IV of the United Kingdom
- Erik Ode as the Prince of Orange
- Angelo Ferrari as Grand Duke Alexander of Russia
- Paul Henckels as King Leopold I of Belgium
- Werner Pledath as Lord Cunningham
- Ernst Rotmund as Baron Brunow, Russian ambassador
- Julius Brandt as the Archbishop of Canterbury
- Herbert Hübner as Sir John Conroy
- Fritz Nygrin as Taglione, a dancing master
- Gustav Waldau as Professor Lenkmann
- Heinz Salfner as George - a footman
- Rudolf Essek as Lord Palmerston
- Gabriele Hoffmann as Lady Landsdowne
- Elfriede John as Lady Littelton
- Lotte Spira as Lady Flora Hastings
- Ernst Stimmel as Mr. Davis
- Otto Stoeckel as Lord Russel
References
- ^ Fritsche p.62
Bibliography
- Fritsche, Maria. Homemade Men in Postwar Austrian Cinema: Nationhood, Genre and Masculinity. Berghahn Books, 2013.
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