Victoria in Dover (1936 film)
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{{Infobox film
| name = Victoria in Dover
| image = Victoria in Dover (1936 film).jpg
| caption =
| director = Erich Engel
| producer = Eberhard Klagemann
| writer = {{ubl|Geza Silberer (play)|Ernst Marischka}}
| narrator =
| starring = {{ubl|Jenny Jugo|Olga Limburg|Renée Stobrawa|Otto Treßler}}
| music = Hans-Otto Borgmann
| cinematography = Bruno Mondi
| editing = Carl Otto Bartning
| studio = Klagemann-Film
| distributor = Tobis-Sascha Film (Austria)
| released = {{Film date|1936|02|28|df=yes}}
| runtime = 96 minutes
| country = Nazi Germany
| language = German
| budget =
| gross =
}}
Victoria in Dover (German title: Mädchenjahre einer Königin) is a 1936 German romantic comedy film directed by Erich Engel and starring Jenny Jugo, Olga Limburg and Renée Stobrawa. It is based on a play by Geza Silberer. It was shot at the Babelsberg Studios in Potsdam and the Tempelhof Studios in Berlin and premiered at the city's Gloria-Palast. The film was remade in 1954 in Austria with Romy Schneider.Fritsche p.62
Synopsis
After her Prime Minister Lord Melbourne arranges a marriage for her with the German Prince Albert, the young Queen Victoria decides to leave London and spend some time in Kent. While there she meets a handsome young German and falls in love, unaware that he is her intended husband Albert.
Cast
{{cast listing|
- Jenny Jugo as Victoria
- Olga Limburg as Duchess of Kent
- Renée Stobrawa as Baroness Lehzen
- Otto Treßler as Lord Melbourne
- Friedrich Benfer as Prince Albert
- Ernst G. Schiffner as King William IV of the United Kingdom
- Erik Ode as the Prince of Orange
- Angelo Ferrari as Grand Duke Alexander of Russia
- Paul Henckels as King Leopold I of Belgium
- Werner Pledath as Lord Cunningham
- Ernst Rotmund as Baron Brunow, Russian ambassador
- Julius Brandt as the Archbishop of Canterbury
- Herbert Hübner as Sir John Conroy
- Fritz Nygrin as Taglione, a dancing master
- Gustav Waldau as Professor Lenkmann
- Heinz Salfner as George - a footman
- Rudolf Essek as Lord Palmerston
- Gabriele Hoffmann as Lady Landsdowne
- Elfriede John as Lady Littelton
- Lotte Spira as Lady Flora Hastings
- Ernst Stimmel as Mr. Davis
- Otto Stoeckel as Lord Russel
}}
References
Bibliography
- Fritsche, Maria. Homemade Men in Postwar Austrian Cinema: Nationhood, Genre and Masculinity. Berghahn Books, 2013.
External links
- {{IMDb title|0028016}}
{{Queen Victoria}}
{{Erich Engel}}
Category:German romantic comedy films
Category:German historical comedy films
Category:1930s historical comedy films
Category:1936 romantic comedy films
Category:Depictions of Queen Victoria on film
Category:Films set in the 1830s
Category:1930s German-language films
Category:Films directed by Erich Engel
Category:Films of Nazi Germany
Category:German black-and-white films
Category:German historical romance films
Category:Cultural depictions of Leopold I of Belgium
Category:Cultural depictions of William IV
Category:Cultural depictions of William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne
Category:Cultural depictions of Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston
Category:Films shot at Babelsberg Studios
Category:Films shot at Tempelhof Studios
Category:Films scored by Hans-Otto Borgmann
Category:German-language romantic comedy films
Category:German-language historical comedy films
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