Augustus the Strong (film)
| Augustus the Strong | |
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| Directed by | Paul Wegener |
| Produced by | Carl Haensel |
| Written by |
Alfred Schirokauer (novel) Herbert Tjadens Johannes Eckardt Rolf Meyer Carl Haensel |
| Starring |
Michael Bohnen Lil Dagover Marieluise Claudius Günther Hadank |
| Music by | Hans Erdmann |
| Cinematography | Karl Puth |
| Edited by | Rolf Meyer |
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| Distributed by | Hammer-Tonfilm |
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Release date
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17 January 1936 |
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Running time
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108 minutes |
| Country | Germany Poland |
| Language | German |
Augustus the Strong (German: August der Starke) is a 1936 German-Polish biographical film directed by Paul Wegener and starring Michael Bohnen, Lil Dagover and Marieluise Claudius. The film depicts the life of Augustus the Strong, the Eighteenth Century ruler of Saxony and Poland.
The film was based on a novel by the popular German writer Alfred Schirokauer. A separate version in Polish was made, directed by Stanislaw Wasylewski and featuring a Polish cast. Another Polish-German co-production Adventure in Warsaw was produced the following year.
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