The Governor (1939)
Der Gouverneur
In an imaginary Scandinavian country, an ambitious radical buys an indebted estate in order to become a member of parliament as a local resident, which he ultimately succeeds in doing. Salvation in the party turmoil comes in the form of a military dictatorship under the determined Governor General Werkonen. The new member of parliament arranges for an assassination attempt on the general. However, the general is only slightly injured in the attack. The hired assassin now feels betrayed by his client and takes revenge by murdering him...
- Date of release
- 1939-04-22
- TMDB
- 6.7 / 10 (3)
- Runtime
- 1h 39m
- Genres
- Drama
- Director
- Viktor Tourjansky
Casting
- Brigitte Horney — Maria
- Willy Birgel — General Werkonen
- Hannelore Schroth — Ebba
- Ernst von Klipstein — Leutnant Robert Runeberg
- Lotte Spira — Frau Runeberg
- Albert Florath — Oberst Perkaulen
- Karl Meixner — Diener bei Dr. Erko
- Rolf Weih — Leutnant Kalminen
- Valy Arnheim — Diener bei General Werkonen
- Georg A. Profé — Offizier
- Walter Schramm-Dunker — Gast
- Walter Franck — Dr. Erko
Interesting facts
The Governor is a 1939 German drama film directed by Viktor Tourjansky and starring Brigitte Horney, Willy Birgel and Hannelore Schroth. It is based on the play Die Fahne by Emmerich Groh. It was shot at the Babelsberg and Tempelhof Studios in Berlin and on location in East Prussia. The film's sets were designed by the art director Max Mellin. It was produced on a budget of 715,000 Reichsmarks.
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