The Dictator | |
Director: | Victor Saville |
Producer: | Curtis Bernhardt Ludovico Toeplitz |
Screenplay: | Benn W. Levy Hans Wilhelm |
Starring: | Clive Brook Madeleine Carroll Emlyn Williams Helen Haye Frank Cellier Isabel Jeans Alfred Drayton Nicholas Hannen Ruby Miller Heather Thatcher |
Music: | Karol Rathaus |
Cinematography: | Franz Planer |
Editing: | Paul Weatherwax |
Studio: | Toeplitz Productions Ltd. |
Distributor: | Gaumont British Distributors |
Runtime: | 86 minutes |
Country: | United Kingdom |
Language: | English |
The Dictator is a 1935 British historical drama film directed by Victor Saville and starring Clive Brook, Madeleine Carroll, Emlyn Williams and Helen Haye.[1] The film depicts a dramatic episode in Danish history: the tumultuous relationship between King Christian VII of Denmark and his English consort Caroline Matilda in 18th century Copenhagen and the Queen's tragic affair with the royal physician and liberal reformer Johann Friedrich Struensee. The film is loosely based on real events.In the United States the title was changed to “Loves of a Dictator”.[2]