| The Green Emperor | |
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| Directed by | Paul Mundorf |
| Written by |
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| Produced by | Karl Schulz |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Willy Winterstein |
| Edited by | Axel von Werner |
| Music by | Hans Ebert |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | UFA |
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Running time | 88 minutes |
| Country | Germany |
| Language | German |
| Budget | 541,000 Reichsmarks |
The Green Emperor (German: Der grüne Kaiser) is a 1939 German crime film directed by Paul Mundorf and starring Gustav Diessl, Carola Höhn and René Deltgen. It was inspired by the real-life case of a Belgian financier who had gone missing during a flight across the English Channel.[1]
The film's sets were designed by the art director Erich Kettelhut. Location shooting took place in the countryside outside Berlin during 1938. It premiered in Vienna in February 1939.
Synopsis[edit]
A shady British businessmen frames his pilot for his murder. After being released from prison, the pilot attempts to track down his former employer who is still alive.
Cast[edit]
- Gustav Diessl as Henry Miller / Hendrik Mylius
- Carola Höhn as Joana Martinez
- René Deltgen as Jan Karsten
- Ellen Bang as Eva Latour
- Aribert Wäscher as Bankier Vandermer
- Hilde Hildebrand as Nora
- Paul Westermeier as Hoyens
- Alexander Engel as Sekretär Favard
- Albert Hörrmann as Marcel Carraux
- Hans Leibelt as Picard
- Hans Halder as Bankier Jaquine
- Otto Matthies as Agent van't Hoff
- Eduard von Winterstein as Gerichtsvorsitzender im 2. Prozeß
- Edwin Jürgensen as Prosecutor in the first trial
- Franz Schafheitlin as Prosecutor in the second trial
- Erwin Biegel as Diener Pieter auf der Fazenda
- Ilse Trautschold as Hoysens Sekretärin
- Ingolf Kuntze as Gerichtsvorsitzender im 1. Prozeß
- Siegfried Schürenberg as Defense lawyer
- Bruno Hübner as Geschworener
- Aribert Grimmer as Geschworener
- Walther Süssenguth as Geschworener
- Eric Helgar as Singender Arbeiter auf der Fazenda
- Erich Fiedler as Reporter
References[edit]
- ^ Waldman p. 59
Bibliography[edit]
- Waldman, Harry (2008). Nazi Films in America, 1933–1942. McFarland. ISBN 978-0-7864-3861-7.
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