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The Dictator (1935 film)

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The Dictator
Directed byVictor Saville
Screenplay byBenn W. Levy
Jan Lustig [de]
Hans Wilhelm
Produced byCurtis Bernhardt
Ludovico Toeplitz
StarringClive Brook
Madeleine Carroll
Emlyn Williams
Helen Haye
Frank Cellier
Isabel Jeans
Alfred Drayton
Nicholas Hannen
Ruby Miller
Heather Thatcher
CinematographyFranz Planer
Edited byPaul Weatherwax
Music byKarol Rathaus
Production
company
Toeplitz Productions Ltd.
Distributed byGaumont British Distributors
Release dates
  • 1 February 1935 (1935-02-01) (Premiere, Paris)
Running time
86 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

The Dictator is a 1935 British historical drama film directed by Victor Saville and starring Clive Brook, Madeleine Carroll, Emlyn Williams and Helen Haye.[1] The film depicts a dramatic episode in Danish history: the tumultuous relationship between King Christian VII of Denmark and his English consort Caroline Matilda in 18th century Copenhagen and the Queen's tragic affair with the royal physician and liberal reformer Johann Friedrich Struensee. The film is loosely based on real events. In the United States the title was changed to “Loves of a Dictator”.[2]

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References

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  1. ^ "BFI | Film & TV Database | The DICTATOR (1935)". Ftvdb.bfi.org.uk. 16 April 2009. Archived from the original on 14 January 2009. Retrieved 1 November 2012.
  2. ^ Sennwald, Andre (June 1935). "' Loves of a Dictator,' a British Historical Film, at the Roxy -- 'Flame Within,' at the Capitol". The New York Times.
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