The King's Prisoner
1935 film
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| German | Der Gefangene des Königs |
| Directed by | Carl Boese |
| Written by | George Hurdalek |
| Produced by | Otto Ernst Lubitz |
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| Cinematography | Franz Koch |
| Edited by | Gottlieb Madl |
| Music by | Wolfgang Zeller |
Production company | Bavaria Film |
| Distributed by | Bavaria Film |
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Running time | 107 minutes |
| Country | Germany |
| Language | German |
The King's Prisoner (German: Der Gefangene des Königs) is a 1935 German historical comedy film directed by Carl Boese and starring Michael Bohnen, Paul Kemp, and Susi Lanner.[1] It is based around the development of Meissen porcelain during the eighteenth century, particularly the role of the alchemist Johann Friedrich Böttger. It was shot at the Bavaria Studios in Munich. The film's sets were designed by the art director Max Seefelder.
Cast
- Michael Bohnen as König August
- Paul Kemp as Fritz Böttger
- Josef Eichheim as Zorn, Apotheker
- Albert Florath as Von Archenholtz
- Susi Lanner as Sophie von Archenholtz
- Adele Sandrock as Tante Sophie
- Hans Schlenck as Lieutenant von Paul
- Hilde Hildebrand as Fräulein von Mallwitz
- Ernst Dumcke as Fürst von Fürstenberg
- Hubert von Meyerinck as Von Beichlingen
- Oscar Marion as Lieutenant Menzel
- Hans Junkermann as Kraut, finance secretary
- Max Gülstorff as Schöller, finance secretary
- Antonie Jaeckel as Frau Kraut
- Gertrud Wolle as Frau Schöller
- Fritz Odemar as Jomelli
- Will Dohm as Knüppel
- O. E. Hasse as Von Zilchow
- Walter Holten as Count Dona
- Beppo Brem as Spitzer
- Willy Rösner as Kumpan
- Erich Ponto as Friseur
- Kurt Holm as Richter
- Max Weydner as Laskaris
- Richard Ulrich as Lakai
- Axel von Ambesser as dance master
- Gerhard Dammann as Saxon sergeant
- Lydia Schulenburg as court lady
See also
- Augustus the Strong (1936), another film with Michael Bohnen as King Augustus
- The Blue Swords (1949), East German film about Johann Friedrich Böttger
References
- ^ Bock, Hans-Michael; Bergfelder, Tim, eds. (2009). The Concise Cinegraph: Encyclopaedia of German Cinema. New York: Berghahn Books. p. 240. ISBN 978-1-57181-655-9.
External links
- The King's Prisoner at IMDb
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Films directed by Carl Boese
- Nocturne of Love (1919)
- The Devil and the Madonna (1919)
- The Geisha and the Samurai (1919)
- The Golem (1920)
- The Dancer Barberina (1920)
- Three Nights (1920)
- The Song of the Puszta (1920)
- Blackmailed (1920)
- Ships and People (1920)
- The Raft of the Dead (1921)
- The Shadow of Gaby Leed (1921)
- The Terror of the Red Mill (1921)
- The Unwritten Law (1922)
- Count Cohn (1923)
- Maciste and the Chinese Chest (1923)
- The Woman in Flames (1924)
- Slaves of Love (1924)
- Three Waiting Maids (1925)
- If You Have an Aunt (1925)
- The Iron Bride (1925)
- The Marriage Swindler (1925)
- War in Peace (1925)
- The Man Without Sleep (1926)
- Kubinke the Barber (1926)
- Give My Regards to the Blonde Child on the Rhine (1926)
- The Trumpets are Blowing (1926)
- Unmarried Daughters (1926)
- The Sea Cadet (1926)
- The Last Horse Carriage in Berlin (1926)
- Nanette Makes Everything (1926)
- Tough Guys, Easy Girls (1927)
- The Indiscreet Woman (1927)
- The Eleven Devils (1927)
- The White Spider (1927)
- Sir or Madam (1928)
- Eva in Silk (1928)
- Lemke's Widow (1928)
- When the Mother and the Daughter (1928)
- The Page Boy at the Golden Lion (1928)
- Painted Youth (1929)
- Children of the Street (1929)
- Bobby, the Petrol Boy (1929)
- Marriage Strike (1930)
- Three Days Confined to Barracks (1930)
- Rendezvous (1930)
- Grock (1931)
- The Soaring Maiden (1931)
- Duty Is Duty (1931)
- Without Meyer, No Celebration is Complete (1931)
- My Cousin from Warsaw (1931)
- Terror of the Garrison (1931)
- The Unfaithful Eckehart (1931)
- No Money Needed (1932)
- The Cheeky Devil (1932)
- You Will Be My Wife (1932)
- Annemarie, the Bride of the Company (1932)
- Paprika (1932)
- Greetings and Kisses, Veronika (1933)
- Paprika (1933)
- The Sandwich Girl (1933)
- A Woman Like You (1933)
- Gretel Wins First Prize (1933)
- The Gentleman from Maxim's (1933)
- Three Bluejackets and a Blonde (1933)
- Homecoming to Happiness (1933)
- The Flower Girl from the Grand Hotel (1934)
- The Lucky Diamond (1934)
- Hearts Are Trumps (1934)
- Miss Madame (1934)
- Bashful Felix (1934)
- The King's Prisoner (1935)
- Back in the Country (1936)
- A Diplomatic Wife (1937)
- Adventure in Warsaw (1938)
- Five Million Look for an Heir (1938)
- Hello Janine! (1939)
- Three Fathers for Anna (1939)
- My Aunt, Your Aunt (1939)
- Everything for Gloria (1941)
- The Brambilla Family Go on Holiday (1941)
- The Wedding Hotel (1944)
- When Men Cheat (1950)
- The Chaste Libertine (1952)
- The Uncle from America (1953)
- Josef the Chaste (1953)
- The Bogeyman (1953)
- The Spanish Fly (1955)
- My Aunt, Your Aunt (1956)
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