Queen Louise (1927 film)

Queen Louise (German: Königin Luise) is a German silent historical film directed by Karl Grune and starring Mady Christians, Mathias Wieman, and Anita Dorris. It was released in two separate parts slightly less than a month from each other in December 1927 and January 1928. It commenced a series of historical epics directed by Grune.[1] It was shot partly at the Terra Studios in Berlin. The film's sets were designed by the art director Hans Jacoby.

Queen Louise
Directed byKarl Grune
Written by
Produced byMax Glass
Starring
CinematographyArpad Viragh
Music byWalter Ulfig
Production
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Distributed byTerra Film
Release dates
  • 22 December 1927 (1927-12-22) (Part I)
  • 16 January 1928 (1928-01-16) (Part II)
CountryGermany
Languages

The film portrays the short life of Louise of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, wife of the Prussian monarch Frederick William III.

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References

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  1. ^ Bock & Bergfelder, p. 175.

Bibliography

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  • Bock, Hans-Michael; Bergfelder, Tim, eds. (2009). The Concise Cinegraph: Encyclopaedia of German Cinema. New York: Berghahn Books. ISBN 978-1-57181-655-9.
  • Kreimeier, Klaus (1999). The Ufa Story: A History of Germany's Greatest Film Company, 1918–1945. Berkeley: University of California Press. ISBN 978-0-520-22069-0.
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