Koenigsmark
Koenigsmark is a 1935 British-French drama film directed by Maurice Tourneur and starring Elissa Landi, John Lodge and Pierre Fresnay.
Plot
Aurore, a Russian-born princess living in Paris has an arranged marriage to Grand Duke Rodolphe of a small German principality, part of the wider German Empire. Although she doesn't love her husband, she is very fond of him. When he departs to take part in an intelligence operation in Africa on the orders of the Kaiser, his wife gives him a locket as a memento of her. In his absence, the Princess battles for control of the state with her brother-in-law Frederick, particularly when news arrives from Africa that Grand Duke Rodolphe has died of disease.
More details
author | André-Paul Antoine Léonce Perret |
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contentLocation | Europe |
director | Maurice Tourneur |
editor | Marguerite Renoir |
genre | drama |
keywords | across the border arranged marriage discover german empire grand duke historical romance murder philip christoph von königsmarck principality secret passage sophia dorothea sophia dorothea of celle widow world war |
musicBy | Jacques Ibert |
producer | Emile Natan Max Schach Roger Richebé |
productionCompany | Capitol Film Corporation Les Films Roger Richebé |
publisher | General Film Distributors |