The Governor (1939 film)
The Governor (German: Der Gouverneur) is a 1939 German drama film directed by Viktor Tourjansky and starring Brigitte Horney, Willy Birgel and Hannelore Schroth.[1] It is based on the play Die Fahne by Emmerich Groh.
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| Directed by | Viktor Tourjansky |
| Produced by | Hans Tost |
| Written by | Emmerich Groh (play) Emil Burri Peter Francke |
| Starring | Brigitte Horney Willy Birgel Hannelore Schroth |
| Music by | Wolfgang Zeller |
| Cinematography | Konstantin Irmen-Tschet |
| Edited by | Walter Fredersdorf |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Terra Film |
Release date | 23 April 1939 |
Running time | 99 minutes |
| Country | Germany |
| Language | German |
The film's sets were designed by the art director Max Mellin. It was shot at the Babelsberg and Tempelhof Studios in Berlin and on location in East Prussia. It was produced on a budget of 715,000 Reichsmarks.
Synopsis
In a fictional Scandinavian country, a high-ranking military officer decides to overthrow Parliament.
Cast
- Brigitte Horney as Maria
- Willy Birgel as General Werkonen
- Hannelore Schroth as Ebba
- Ernst von Klipstein as Leutnant Robert Runeberg
- Rolf Weih as Leutnant Kalminen
- Walter Franck as Dr. Erko
- Paul Bildt as Gutsbesitzer Runeberg
- Lotte Spira as Frau Runeberg
- Werner Pledath as Oberst Wantua
- Albert Florath as Oberst Perkaulen
- Paul Otto as Ministerpräsident Lönnrot
- Ingolf Kuntze as Gutsbesitzer Maris
- Karl-Heinz Peters as Tom Lynge
- F.W. Schröder-Schrom as General Borgas
- Karl Meixner as Diener bei Dr. Erko
- Nicolas Koline as Jan, Koch in Marias Elternhaus
- Valy Arnheim as Diener bei General Werkonen
- Franz Arzdorf as Zivilist im Gefolge des Staatspräsidenten
- Charly Berger as Offizier im Gefolge
- Reinhold Bernt as Mitglied der Radikalen Partei
- Theo Brandt as Junger Offizier
- Fritz Eckert as Ein weiterer Offizier
- Max Harry Ernst as Parlamentsmitglied
- Charles Francois as Parlamentsmitglied
- Fred Goebel as Offizier der Polizeiwache
- Otto F. Henning as Stabsarzt
- Alfred Karen as Parlamentsmitglied
- Hans Kettler as Polizeikommissar am Tatort
- Otto Klopsch as Polizeikommissar
- Ida Krill as Küchenhilfe bei Maria
- Heinrich Marlow as Staatspräsident
- Max Mensing as Regierungsmitglied
- Klaus Pohl as Mann am Bahnhof, der sich eine Zigarette anzündet
- Georg A. Profé as Offizier
- Arthur Reinhardt as Limonadenverkäufer am Bahnsteig
- Ferdinand Robert as Gast beim Empfang des Gouverneurs
- Walter Schramm-Duncker as Gast auf Gut Marias
- Otz Tollen as Stabsoffizier des Fahnenregiments
- Elisabeth von Ruets as Gast beim Empfang des Gouverneurs
- Erich Walter as Polizeipräfekt
- Borwin Walth as Diener beim Empfang
- Eduard Wenck as Zeitschriftenverkäufer am Bahnsteig
- Kurt Wieschala as Regierungsmitglied
References
- Waldman p.282
Bibliography
- Waldman, Harry. Nazi Films in America, 1933–1942. McFarland, 2008.
External links
- The Governor on IMDb
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