King in Shadow

King in Shadow is a 1957 Western German historical drama film directed by Harald Braun and starring O. W. Fischer, Odile Versois and Horst Buchholz. It was shot at the Bavaria Studios in Munich and on location in Hesse and Copenhagen. The film's sets were designed by the art director Walter Haag. The story had previously been portrayed in the 1935 British film The Dictator. Synopsis 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. Cast O. W. Fischer as Friedrich Struensee Odile Versois as Queen Mathilde Horst Buchholz as King Christian Fritz Tillmann as Count Rantzau Elisabeth Flickenschildt as Queen Juliane Ingeborg Schöner as Gertrud von Eyben Günther Hadank as State Minister Count Bernstorff Siegfried Lowitz as Chamberlain Guldberg Wilfried Jan Heyn as Baron Enevold Brandt Gerhard Ritter as Dr. Berger Peter Esser as Court Chaplain Münter Helmuth Lohner as Count Holck See also The Love of a Queen (1923) The Dictator (1935) A Royal Affair (2012)