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King in Shadow

6.919571h 44mMovieDrama

The film portrays the interaction of Johann Friedrich Struensee, a doctor treating the mentally ill Christian VII of Denmark, and his English consort Caroline Matilda.

DirectorHarald Braun
WritersOdo Krohmann·Gerhard Menzel
ProducersHarald Braun·Georg Richter

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Not available in United States
Streaming in 3 other countries

King in Shadow isn't on any streaming service in United States right now, but it's available in Austria, Germany, Switzerland. Streaming rights are licensed per country.

Cast · Directed by Harald Braun

OFO.W. Fischer
O.W. Fischer
Friedrich Struensee
OVOdile Versois
Odile Versois
Queen Mathilde
HBHorst Buchholz
Horst Buchholz
King Christian
FTFritz Tillmann
Fritz Tillmann
Count Rantzau
EFElisabeth Flickenschildt
Elisabeth Flickenschildt
Queen Juliane
SLSiegfried Lowitz
Siegfried Lowitz
Kammerherr Guldberg
ISIngeborg Schöner
Ingeborg Schöner
Gertrud von Eyben
HLHelmuth Lohner
Helmuth Lohner
Kammerherr Graf Holck
GH
Günther Hadank
WH
Wilfried Jan Heyn
GR
Gerhard Ritter
PE
Peter Esser

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