The Dictator

The Dictator

86 mins | Romance, History | Feb. 7, 1935

The film depicts a dramatic episode in Danish history: the tumultous relationship between King Christian VII of Denmark and his English consort Caroline Matilda in Eighteenth century Copenhagen and the Queen's tragic affair with the royal physician and liberal reformer Johann Friedrich Struensee.

The Dictator

86 mins | Romance, History | Feb. 7, 1935

The Dictator
The film depicts a dramatic episode in Danish history: the tumultous relationship between King Christian VII of Denmark and his English consort Caroline Matilda in Eighteenth century Copenhagen and the Queen's tragic affair with the royal physician and liberal reformer Johann Friedrich Struensee.
Producers Associated British Picture Corporation
Original title The Dictator
Directors Victor Saville
Writers M. Logan, Jan Lustig, Hans Wilhelm, Benn W. Levy

Cast

Clive Brook

as Dr. Struensee

Madeleine Carroll

as Queen Caroline Matilde of Danmark

Emlyn Williams

as King Christian VII of Danmark

Helen Haye

as Queen Mother Juliana

Frank Cellier

as Sir Murray Keith

Isabel Jeans

as Von Eyben

Alfred Drayton

as Count Brandt

Nicholas Hannen

as Prime Minister Guldberg of Denmark

Ruby Miller

as Madame Hilda

Heather Thatcher

as Lady of the Court

Hilda Campbell-Russell

as Lady of the Court (uncredited)

Fryda Gagne

as Minor Role (uncredited)

Sally Gray

as Minor Role (uncredited)

Norma Whalley

as Minor Role (uncredited)