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King in Shadow is a 1957 Western German historical drama film directed by Harald Braun and starring O. W. Fischer, Odile Versois and Horst Buchholz. The film portrays the interaction of Johann Friedrich Struensee a Doctor treating the mentally ill Christian VII of Denmark, and his English consort Caroline Matilda.
Original Release
01/15/1957
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| O.W. Fischer | Friedrich Struensee |
| Odile Versois | Queen Mathilde |
| Horst Buchholz | King Christian |
| Fritz Tillmann | Count Rantzau |
| Elisabeth Flickenschildt | Queen Juliane |
| Ingeborg Schöner | Gertrud von Eyben |
| Günther Hadank | State Minister |
| Siegfried Lowitz | Chamberlain Goldberg / Kammerherr Guldberg |
| Wilfried Jan Heyn | Baron Enevied Brandt |
| Gerhard Ritter | Dr. Berger |
Directors
Writers
Robert Neumann, Odo Krohmann, Gerhard Menzel, Harald Braun, William DeLane Lea, Nina Maguire
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| O.W. Fischer | Friedrich Struensee |
| Odile Versois | Queen Mathilde |
| Horst Buchholz | King Christian |
| Fritz Tillmann | Count Rantzau |
| Elisabeth Flickenschildt | Queen Juliane |
| Ingeborg Schöner | Gertrud von Eyben |
| Günther Hadank | State Minister |
| Siegfried Lowitz | Chamberlain Goldberg / Kammerherr Guldberg |
| Wilfried Jan Heyn | Baron Enevied Brandt |
| Gerhard Ritter | Dr. Berger |
| Peter Esser | Court Chaplain Münter |
| Helmuth Lohner | Count Holck / Kammerherr Graf Holck |
| Heini Göbel | |
| Georg Lehn | |
| Horst Gnekow | Gen. Reventlau |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Harald Braun | Producer |
| Georg Richter | Producer |
Editors
