Augustus the Strong (film)
| Augustus the Strong | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Paul Wegener |
| Produced by | Carl Haensel |
| Written by |
Alfred Schirokauer (novel) Herbert Tjadens Johannes Eckardt Rolf Meyer Carl Haensel |
| Starring |
Michael Bohnen Lil Dagover Marieluise Claudius Günther Hadank |
| Music by | Hans Erdmann |
| Cinematography | Karl Puth |
| Edited by | Rolf Meyer |
Production company |
Nerthus Film Polski Tobis |
| Distributed by | Hammer-Tonfilm |
Release dates | 17 January 1936 |
Running time | 108 minutes |
| Country |
Germany Poland |
| Language | German |
Augustus the Strong (German: August der Starke) is a 1936 German-Polish biographical film directed by Paul Wegener and starring Michael Bohnen, Lil Dagover and Marieluise Claudius. The film depicts the life of Augustus the Strong, the Eighteenth Century ruler of Saxony and Poland.
Production
The film was based on a novel by the popular German writer Alfred Schirokauer. A separate version in Polish was made, directed by Stanislaw Wasylewski and featuring a Polish cast.[1] Another Polish-German co-production Adventure in Warsaw was produced the following year.[2]
Cast
- Michael Bohnen - August der Starke
- Lil Dagover - Gräfin Aurore Königsmark
- Marieluise Claudius - Gräfin Anna Constanze Cosel
- Günther Hadank - Karl XII
- Franz Schafheitlin - Flemming
- Ernst Legal - Graf Saumagen
- Walther Süssenguth - Fürstenberg
- Maria Krahn - Eberhardine
- Karl Hannemann - Patkul
- Paul Mederow - Pöppelmann
- Hans Kettler - Schulenburg
- Curt Lucas - Graf Hoym
- Rose Borgh - Hofdame Ballett 2
- Eva Wegener - Hofdame Ballett 1
- Ernst Rotmund - Wirt in Warschau
- Hans Rudolf Waldburg - Bischof von Gnesen
- Ewald Schindler - Leibmedikus
- Franz Weilhammer - Permoser
- Carl Heinz Charrell - Dinglinger
- Paul Hildebrandt - Leibbursche bei Karl XII
- Ferdinand Asper - Ballettmeister
- Wolfgang von Schwindt - Zeremonienmeister
- Dieter Horn - Brühl
- Franz Stein - Superintendent
- Armin Schweizer - Hoffriseur
- Kai Möller - General Piper
- Maria Loja - Ballettmeisterin
- Hamala - Eine Tänzerin
- Maria Balcerkiewiczówna - Fürstin Jablonowska
- Maria Wieke - Ihre Begleiterin
- Tamara Wiszniewska - Jasia
- Franciszek Brodniewicz - Adelsmarschall
- Wanda Jarszewska - Eine polnische Wirtin
- Harry Muratov - Ein polnischer Wirt
- Loda Halama - Junge Verlobte
- Wilhelm Mewes - Sächsischer Kutscher
- Aleksander Suchcicki - Hofmarschall
References
Bibliography
- Bergfelder, Tim & Bock, Hans-Michael. The Concise Cinegraph: Encyclopedia of German. Berghahn Books, 2009.
- Kreimeier, Klaus. The Ufa story: a history of Germany's greatest film company, 1918-1945. University of California Press, 1999.
- Skaff, Sheila. The Law of the Looking Glass: Cinema in Poland, 1896-1939. Ohio University Press, 2008.
External links
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