Gordian the Tyrant
1937 film
- 9 April 1937 (1937-04-09)
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Gordian the Tyrant (German: Gordian, der Tyrann) is a 1937 German comedy film directed by Fred Sauer and starring Weiß Ferdl, Paul Richter and Michael von Newlinsky.[1] The film's sets were designed by the art director Karl Böhm and Erich Czerwonski. Location shooting took place around Wasserburg in Bavaria.
Synopsis
A small-town official in pre-Weimar Germany stands in opposition to any progress in the area. Complications arise when his doppelganger, a theatrical impresario, arrives in the area.
Cast
- Weiß Ferdl as Landeshauptmann Gordian von Schwingenbeutel / Theaterdirektor Ferdinand
- Paul Richter as Fürst
- Michael von Newlinsky as Adjutant des Fürsten
- Trude Haefelin as Gordians Nichte Franziska
- Ellen Hille as Gordians Dienstmädchen Vroni
- Fred Doederlein as Assessor Hans von Planck
- Josef Eichheim as Amtsdiener Högl
- Leo Peukert as Sanitätsrat Dr. Sterzinger
- Marlise Ludwig as Resede Silbernagel
- Irene Andor as Wirtin Toni
- Olga Schaub as Kellnerin
- Maria Hofen as Nachbarin
- Hanns Waschatko as Stammgast
- Josef Dischner as Stammgast
References
- ^ Waldman p.150
Bibliography
- Waldman, Harry. Nazi Films in America, 1933-1942. McFarland, 2008.
External links
- Gordian the Tyrant at IMDb
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Films directed by Fred Sauer
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- Demon Blood (1920)
- The Law of the Desert (1920)
- The Yellow Diplomat (1920)
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- Youth (1922)
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- The Shadows of That Night (1922)
- The Comedian's Child (1923)
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- Ship in Distress (1925)
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- Sweet Pepper (1929)
- The Secret Adversary (1929)
- Miss Midshipman (1929)
- Dangers of the Engagement Period (1930)
- Helene Willfüer, Student of Chemistry (1930)
- The Stranger (1931)
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