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Original title Das Herz der Königin
Film type Feature
Category Fiction
Director
Producer
Screenplay
Production country
Production company
Classification Allowed from age 15
Dialogue
Swedish release 1941-01-30

Cast

Zarah Leander
drottning Maria Stuart av Skottland

Willy Birgel
Lord Bothwell

Maria Koppenhöfer
drottning Elisabet I av England

Lotte Koch
Johanna Gordon

Axel von Ambesser
prins Henry Darnley

Friedrich Benfer
David Riccio

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Titles

Original title
Swedish release title

Crew

Director
Screenplay
Producer
Production Manager
Director of Photography
Music
Production Designer
Film Editor
Production Mixer
Assistant Director
Unit Manager
Still Photographer
Costume Designer

Cast

Zarah Leander drottning Maria Stuart av Skottland
Willy Birgel Lord Bothwell
Maria Koppenhöfer drottning Elisabet I av England
Lotte Koch Johanna Gordon
Axel von Ambesser prins Henry Darnley
Friedrich Benfer David Riccio
Ernst Stahl-Nachbaur Jon Knox
Walther Süssenguth Lord Jacob Stuart
Odo Krohmann Lord Morton
Herbert Hübner Lord Arran
Emil Heß (as Emil Hess) Lord Douglas
Rudolf Klein-Rogge Ruthven, general vid den skotska slottsvakten
Karl Haubenreißer Lord Balfour
Ruth Buchardt första Maria
Anneliese von Eschstruth andra Maria
Margot Hielscher tredje Maria
Lisa Lesco fjärde Maria
Josef Sieber Paris, fångvaktare
Erich Ponto gycklaren, sångare
Hubert von Meyerinck Sir John, det engelska sändebudet
Eduard von Winterstein den engelske generalen
Leopold von Ledebur kardinal
Hans Hessling Nelson, Henry Darnleys vän
Bruno Decarli abbé Laurence
Will Quadflieg Olivier
Heinrich Marlow den engelske Lordkanslern
Ursula Herking medlem av gycklartruppen
Henry Lorenzen medlem av gycklartruppen
Manfred Mackeben kronprins James Stewart (James I)
Leni Sponholz flicka i badhuset
Marianne Stanior flicka i badhuset
Fritz Brünske fackelbärare
Eduard Bruns fackelbärare
Theo Brandt fackelbärare
Ernst Benzinger gammal skrivare vid det engelska hovet
Max Hiller (as Max Wilhelm Hiller) skotsk lord
Hans Mierendorff
S.O. Schoening
Albert Florath
Hans Junkermann

Companies

Production Company Universum-Film AG (UFA)
Tonfilm-Studio Carl Froelich & Co.
Distributor in Sweden (35 mm) AB Svensk Filmindustri 1941

Swedish censorship / rating

Censorship number 62328
Date 1940-12
Classification Allowed from age 15
Original length 2840 meters
Notes Granskningskopians speltid: 104 minuter. Visningskopiorna nedklippta till 2815 m - 103 minuter.


Technical specifications

Aspect ratio 1.37:1
Sound type Sound
Sound system Optical mono
Colour type Black and white
Carrier type 35 mm
Frames per second 24
Length in metres 2815 meter
Length in minutes 103 min
Dialogue
Textad


Production location

1939-11 1940-03
Froelich-Atelier, Tempelhof Berlin Germany
Ufastadt Babelsberg Potsdam, Brandenburg Germany

Release dates

First showing 1940-11-01 Ufa-Palast Munich Germany 112 min
Release in Sweden 1941-01-30 Röda Kvarn Stockholm Sweden

Soundtrack listing

Original title Einst kommt zu Dir ein fremder Gast
Composer Theo Mackeben (1940)
Lyrics Harald Braun (1940)
Sung by Zarah Leander
Friedrich Benfer


Original title Der Himmel ist fern und leer ist die Nacht
Composer Theo Mackeben (1940)
Lyrics Harald Braun (1940)
Sung by Zarah Leander


Original title Nur nicht dran denken, nichts soll uns kränken
Composer Theo Mackeben (1940)
Lyrics Harald Braun (1940)
Sung by Erich Ponto


Original title Schlummerlied
Composer Theo Mackeben (1940)
Lyrics Harald Braun (1940)
Sung by Zarah Leander


Original title Ein schwarzer Stein, ein weißer Stein
Composer Theo Mackeben (1940)
Lyrics Harald Braun (1940)
Sung by Zarah Leander


Original title Um das Fenster weht der Wind, Fährmann wacht
Composer Theo Mackeben (1940)
Lyrics Harald Braun (1940)
Sung by Zarah Leander


Original title Wo ist dein Herz?
Composer Theo Mackeben (1940)
Lyrics Harald Braun (1940)
Sung by Zarah Leander


Holdings Film

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Element type Print
Carrier type 16 mm
Length 35


Holdings Posters

Size Smaller than 40 x 75 cm
Quantity 2


Size About 70 x 100 cm
Quantity 2


Holdings Scripts

Script type Inspelningsmanus


Script type Dialoglista
Language German


Holdings Stills

Black and white print SET
Album No


Holdings Promotion materials

Type Program/Reklamtryck


Type Program folio



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