Sword and Shield (film)
Sword and Shield (German: Zopf und Schwert - Eine tolle Prinzessin) is a 1926 German silent historical romance film directed by Victor Janson and Rudolf Dworsky and starring Mady Christians, William Dieterle and Albert Steinrück.[1] It is in the Prussian films tradition.
| Sword and Shield | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Victor Janson Rudolf Dworsky |
| Produced by | Gabriel Levy |
| Written by | Jane Bess Karl Gutzkow (play) Adolf Lantz Willy Rath |
| Starring | Mady Christians William Dieterle Albert Steinrück |
| Music by | Marc Roland |
| Cinematography | Carl Drews |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Aafa-Film |
Release date | 26 August 1926 |
| Country | Germany |
| Language | Silent German intertitles |
The film's sets were designed by Ernst Stern.
Cast
- Mady Christians as Prinzessin Wilhelmine
- William Dieterle as Erbprinz von Bayreuth
- Albert Steinrück as Friedrich Wilhelm I, König von Preußen
- Hanni Weisse as Von Sonnsfeld, Hofdame der Prinzessin
- Julia Serda as Sophie Dorothea, Königin von Preußen
- Walter Janssen as Kronprinz Friedrich
- Harry Hardt as Graf Kayserlingk
- Robert Scholz as Hotham, englischer Gesandter
- Julius Falkenstein as Graf Seckendorf, kaiserl. -österreichisch. Gesandter
- Rudolf Lettinger as General von Grumbkow
- Paul Biensfeldt as Eversmann, Kammerdiener des Königs
- Max Gülstorff as Laharpe
- Theodor Loos as Eckhoff, Unteroffizier
- Wilhelm Diegelmann as Silberwäscher des Königs
- Sophie Pagay as Seine Frau
References
- Grange p.232
Bibliography
- Grange, William. Cultural Chronicle of the Weimar Republic. Scarecrow Press, 2008.
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