Queen Louise (German: Königin Luise) is a 1957 West German historical drama film directed by Wolfgang Liebeneiner and starring Ruth Leuwerik, Dieter Borsche and Bernhard Wicki. It was made at the Emelka Studios (Bavaria Studios) in Munich, with sets designed by the art director Rolf Zehetbauer. It was one of a number of films made during the 1950s that portrayed historical royal Germany in a positive manner. It is similar in theme to the Prussian film genre which had been popular between the two World Wars including two previous films about Louise Queen Louise (1927) and Louise, Queen of Prussia (1931).
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Synopsis
The film depicts the life of Louise of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, the wife of Frederick William III of Prussia, and her stand against Napoleon during the Napoleonic Wars.
Cast
Ruth Leuwerik as Königin Luise
Dieter Borsche as König Friedrich Wilhelm
Bernhard Wicki as Zar Alexander
René Deltgen as Napoleon
Hans Nielsen as Hardenberg
Charles Regnier as Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord
Peter Arens as Louis Ferdinand
Friedrich Domin as Herzog von Mecklenburg-Strelitz
Margarete Haagen as Gräfin Voss
Irene Marhold as Friederike
Alexander Golling as Großfürst Konstantin
Ado Riegler as Von Köckritz
Lotte Brackebusch as Bäuerin
Joseph Offenbach as Bürgermeister