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he film depicts a dramatic episode in Danish history: the tumultuous relationship between King Christian VII of Denmark and his English consort Caroline Matilda in Eighteenth century Copenhagen and the Queen's tragic affair with the royal physician and liberal reformer Johann Friedrich Struensee. The film is loosely based on real events.
Original Release
02/08/1935
US Release
05/31/1935
Cast
Name | Character |
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Clive Brook | Dr. Friedrich Struensee / Dr. Struensee |
Madeleine Carroll | Queen Caroline Mathilde of Denmark / Queen Caroline Matilde of Danmark |
Emlyn Williams | King Christian VII of Denmark / King Christian VII of Danmark |
Helen Haye | Queen Mother Juliana |
Frank Cellier | Sir Murray Keith |
Isabel Jeans | Von Eyben |
Alfred Drayton | Count Brandt |
Nicholas Hannen | Prime Minister Guldberg of Denmark |
Ruby Miller | Madame Hilda |
Heather Thatcher | Lady of the Court |
Directors
Writers
Benn W. Levy, M. Logan, Jan Lustig, Hans Wilhelm
Cast
Name | Character |
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Clive Brook | Dr. Friedrich Struensee / Dr. Struensee |
Madeleine Carroll | Queen Caroline Mathilde of Denmark / Queen Caroline Matilde of Danmark |
Emlyn Williams | King Christian VII of Denmark / King Christian VII of Danmark |
Helen Haye | Queen Mother Juliana |
Frank Cellier | Sir Murray Keith |
Isabel Jeans | Von Eyben |
Alfred Drayton | Count Brandt |
Nicholas Hannen | Prime Minister Guldberg of Denmark |
Ruby Miller | Madame Hilda |
Heather Thatcher | Lady of the Court |
Gibb McLaughlin | |
James Carew | |
Edward A. Hill-Mitchelson | (as Mitchelson-Hill) |
Romilly Lunge | |
Hilda Campbell-Russell | Lady of the Court |
Fryda Gagne | Minor Role |
Sally Gray | Minor Role |
Norma Whalley | Minor Role |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Curtis Bernhardt | Producer |
Ludovico Toeplitz | Producer |