The Heart of a Queen
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The Heart of a Queen is a 1940 German
drama film
directed by Carl Froelich
and starring Zarah Leander
, Willy Birgel
and Maria Koppenhöfer
. It depicts the life of Mary Queen of Scots.
Cinema of Germany
Cinema in Germany can be traced back to the late 19th century. German cinema has made major technical and artistic contributions to film.Unlike any other national cinemas, which developed in the context of relatively continuous and stable political systems, Germany witnesses major changes to its...
drama film
Drama film
A drama film is a film genre that depends mostly on in-depth development of realistic characters dealing with emotional themes. Dramatic themes such as alcoholism, drug addiction, infidelity, moral dilemmas, racial prejudice, religious intolerance, poverty, class divisions, violence against women...
directed by Carl Froelich
Carl Froelich
Carl August Froelich was a German film pioneer and film director.-Apparatus builder and cameraman:...
and starring Zarah Leander
Zarah Leander
Zarah Leander was a Swedish actress and singer.Leander began her career in the late 1920s, and by the mid 1930s her success in Europe, particularly in Germany and the Scandinavian countries, led to invitations to work in the United States...
, Willy Birgel
Willy Birgel
Willy Birgel , born Wilhelm Maria Birgel, was German theatre and film actor.Birgel began his acting career before World War I on the stage in his native city of Cologne, and came to movies rather late...
and Maria Koppenhöfer
Maria Koppenhöfer
-Selected filmography:* Unheimliche Geschichten * Joan of Arc * The Mountain Calls * Kora Terry * Bismarck * The Heart of a Queen -External links:...
. It depicts the life of Mary Queen of Scots.
Cast
- Zarah LeanderZarah LeanderZarah Leander was a Swedish actress and singer.Leander began her career in the late 1920s, and by the mid 1930s her success in Europe, particularly in Germany and the Scandinavian countries, led to invitations to work in the United States...
... Mary Queen of Scots - Willy BirgelWilly BirgelWilly Birgel , born Wilhelm Maria Birgel, was German theatre and film actor.Birgel began his acting career before World War I on the stage in his native city of Cologne, and came to movies rather late...
... Lord Bothwell - Maria KoppenhöferMaria Koppenhöfer-Selected filmography:* Unheimliche Geschichten * Joan of Arc * The Mountain Calls * Kora Terry * Bismarck * The Heart of a Queen -External links:...
... Queen Elizabeth I. of England - Lotte Koch ... Lady Johanna Gordon
- Axel von AmbesserAxel von AmbesserAxel Eugen Alexander von Österreich , better known as Axel von Ambesser, was a German actor and film director....
... Prinz Henry Darnley - Friedrich BenferFriedrich Benfer-Selected filmography:* The Night with the Emperor * Nights in Andalusia * The Heart of a Queen -External links:...
... David Riccio - Ernst Stahl-Nachbaur ... Jon Knox
- Walther Süssenguth ... Lord Jacob Stuart
- Odo Krohmann ... Lord Morton
- Herbert HübnerHerbert HübnerHerbert Hübner was a German film actor. He appeared in over 150 films between 1921 and 1966.He was born in Breslau, Germany and died in Munich, Germany.-Selected filmography:...
... Lord Arran - Emil Heß ... Lord Douglas