The Czar's Courier
1936 film
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| German | Der Kurier des Zaren |
| Directed by | Richard Eichberg |
| Written by | Jules Verne (novel) Hans Kyser |
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| Cinematography | Ewald Daub A. O. Weitzenberg |
| Edited by | Roger von Norman |
| Music by | Hans Sommer |
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| Distributed by | Tobis Film Sascha Film (Austria) |
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| Country | Germany |
| Language | German |
The Czar's Courier (German: Der Kurier des Zaren) is a 1936 German historical drama film directed by Richard Eichberg and starring Anton Walbrook, Lucie Höflich, and Maria Andergast. It is an adaptation of Jules Verne's 1876 novel Michael Strogoff.[1]
It was shot at the Johannisthal Studios in Berlin and on location in Bulgaria. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Willi Herrmann and Alfred Bütow. A separate French-language version, Michel Strogoff, was also produced.
Cast
- Anton Walbrook as Lt. Michael Strogoff
- Lucie Höflich as Marfa Strogoff, Michael's mother
- Maria Andergast as Nadja
- Alexander Golling as Iwan Ogareff
- Hilde Hildebrand as Zangara, Ogareff's mistress
- Kurt Vespermann as Alcide Jolivet, French journalist
- Theo Lingen as Harry Blount, British journalist
- Olga Schaub as Mascha, a young gypsy
- Hans Zesch-Ballot as The Czar
- Herbert Hübner as Grand Duke Fedor
- Bernhard Goetzke as Emir Feofar
- Heinz Wemper as Wassili
- Walter Brückner as postmaster
- Else Eismann as old gypsy
- Walter Albrecht as Tartar officer
- Max Rosenhauer as Officer in the train
- Walter von Allwoerden as Russian officer
- Ernst Behmer as Train conductor
- Jens von Hagen as Czarist officer
See also
- The Soldier and the Lady (1937)
References
- ^ Rentschler, Eric (1986). German Film & Literature: Adaptations and Transformations. New York, NY: Methuen. p. 342. ISBN 0415239753.
Bibliography
- Waldman, Harry (2008). Nazi Films in America, 1933–1942. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Company. ISBN 978-0786438617.
External links
- The Czar's Courier at IMDb
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Films directed by Richard Eichberg
- Daughter of the Night (1920)
- The Living Propeller (1921)
- Monna Vanna (1922)
- The Romance of a Poor Sinner (1922)
- Girl of the Berlin Streets (1922)
- Fräulein Raffke (1923)
- The Most Beautiful Woman in the World (1924)
- The Motorist Bride (1925)
- Women of Luxury (1925)
- The Girl on the Road (1925)
- Love and Trumpets (1925)
- Passion (1925)
- Princess Trulala (1926)
- The Prince and the Dancer (1926)
- Chaste Susanne (1926)
- The Prince of Pappenheim (1927)
- Fabulous Lola (1927)
- The Serfs (1928)
- Song (1928)
- Why Cry at Parting? (1929)
- The Flame of Love (1930)
- The Copper (1930)
- The Invisible Front (1932)
- A Precocious Girl (1934)
- The Czar's Courier (1936)
- The Tiger of Eschnapur (1938)
- The Indian Tomb (1938)
- The Trip to Marrakesh (1949)
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