Koenigsmark (1935 film)
Encyclopedia
Koenigsmark is a British-French
film directed by Maurice Tourneur
and starring Elissa Landi
, John Lodge
, Pierre Fresnay
, Frank Vosper
, and Cecil Humphreys
.
The film is based on the novel Koenigsmark
by Pierre Benoît
. The film was known in the United States
as Crimson Dynasty.
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
film directed by Maurice Tourneur
Maurice Tourneur
Maurice Tourneur was an important international film director and screenwriter.-Life:Born Maurice Thomas in the Belleville district of Paris, France, his father was a jeweler. As a young man, Maurice Thomas first trained as a graphic designer and a magazine illustrator but was soon drawn to the...
and starring Elissa Landi
Elissa Landi
Elissa Landi was an Italian born actress who was popular in Hollywood films of the 1920s and 1930s. Rumoured to be a descendant of Emperor Franz Joseph of Austria, she was noted for her aristocratic bearing....
, John Lodge
John Davis Lodge
John Davis Lodge , was an American politician, and 79th Governor of Connecticut from 1951 to 1955. He was also an actor and U.S. Ambassador to Spain, Argentina and Switzerland.-Early life:Lodge was born in Washington, D.C....
, Pierre Fresnay
Pierre Fresnay
Pierre Fresnay was a French stage and film actor.Born Pierre Jules Louis Laudenbach in Paris, France in 1897, he was encouraged by his uncle, the actor Claude Garry, to pursue a career in theater and film...
, Frank Vosper
Frank Vosper
Frank Vosper was a British actor and playwright.-Stage:Vosper made his stage debut in 1919 and was best known for playing urbane villains....
, and Cecil Humphreys
Cecil Humphreys
-Selected filmography:* The Elusive Pimpernel * The Tavern Knight * Greatheart * The Four Just Men * Dick Turpin's Ride to York * The Glorious Adventure * Irish Luck...
.
The film is based on the novel Koenigsmark
Koenigsmark (novel)
Koenigsmark is a 1918 adventure novel by the French writer Pierre Benoît.-Adaptations:The story has been adapted several times for the screen* Koenigsmark * Koenigsmark * Koenigsmark ...
by Pierre Benoît
Pierre Benoit (novelist)
Pierre Benoît was a French novelist and member of the Académie française.Pierre Benoit, born in Albi was the son of a French soldier. Benoit spent his early years and military service in Northern Africa, before becoming a civil servant...
. The film was known in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
as Crimson Dynasty.