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Augustus the Strong 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. It was partly shot at the Grunewald Studios in Berlin. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Karl Machus and Ludwig Reiber.
Original Release
01/17/1936
US Release
01/29/1937
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| 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 |
Directors
Paul Wegener, Stanislaw Wasylewski
Writers
Johannes Eckardt, Rolf Meyer, Alfred Schirokauer, Herbert Tjadens, Carl Haensel
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| 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 |
| Alfred Pussert | |
| 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 |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Carl Haensel | Executive Producer |
