The Dictator

Duration: 86 min

Release date: 1935-02-07

IMDB

The film depicts a dramatic episode in Danish history: the tumultous relationship between King Christian VII of Denmark and his English consort Caroline Matilda in Eighteenth century Copenhagen and the Queen's tragic affair with the royal physician and liberal reformer Johann Friedrich Struensee.

History Romance

The Dictator

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as Dr. Struensee

Madeleine Carroll

Madeleine Carroll

as Queen Caroline Matilde of Danmark

as King Christian VII of Danmark

as Queen Mother Juliana

as Sir Murray Keith

as Count Brandt

Nicholas Hannen

Nicholas Hannen

as Prime Minister Guldberg of Denmark

as Madame Hilda

Heather Thatcher

Heather Thatcher

as Lady of the Court

Mitchelson-Hill

Mitchelson-Hill

Hilda Campbell-Russell

Hilda Campbell-Russell

as Lady of the Court (uncredited)

as Minor Role (uncredited)

as Minor Role (uncredited)

as Minor Role (uncredited)

Gibb McLaughlin

Gibb McLaughlin

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Curtis Bernhardt

Curtis Bernhardt

Ludovico Toeplitz

Ludovico Toeplitz

Director of Photography

Paul Weatherwax

Paul Weatherwax

Andrej Andrejew

Andrej Andrejew

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