A Royal Affair

Politics/History, Germany 2012

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Copenhagen 20 years before the French Revolution: the German physician and Enlightenment philosopher Struensee rises to become the bourgeois ruler of Denmark, becomes a passionate lover of the young queen and ultimately fails due to his rage for reform and the intrigues of the court. Shakespeare could not have conceived this tragedy better. The documentary feature film by Wilfried Hauke offers everything a drama needs: Power, love and betrayal. His affair with the queen and his striving for power become Struensee's undoing. "Struensee, like so many fundamentalists, had too little humor. And he couldn't keep away from the women's skirts." Director Wilfried Hauke. Elaborately shot on original locations in Denmark, England and Germany. With interviews of international experts and long-secret original documents of the scandal. Illustrated with lovingly designed scenes. The cast includes Nicki v. Tempelhoff, Marek Harloff, Maximilian Mauff, Markus Boysen, Emily Cox and many others.
94 min
SD
FSK 12
Audio language:
German

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Director:

Wilfried Hauke

Composer:

George Kochbeck

Producer:

Christian Berg

Cast:

Nicki von Tempelhoff (Johann Friedrich Struensee)

Emily Cox (Caroline Mathilde)

Max Mauff (Christian VII)

Markus Boysen (Ove Guldberg)

Nina Schwabe (Elisabeth Marie of Eyben)

Marek Harloff (Enevold Brandt)

Kai Maertens (Count Rantzau)

Original title:

Eine königliche Affäre

Original language:

German

Format:

16:9 SD, Color

Age rating:

FSK 12

Audio language:

German