His Late Excellency (1935)

- Original title
- Die selige Exzellenz
- Directed by
- Hans Heinz Zerlett
- Genre
- comedy film, historical film
- Country
- Germany
- Runtime
- 1h 26m
- Rating
- 9.0 of 10 from 1 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
In a small German state in the 1800s, the ruler dies. Different people scheme and compete to take his place.
playfullightheartedwhimsicalhistoricbriskentertainingold-fashioned
What happens
His Late Excellency (German: Die selige Exzellenz) is a 1935 German historical comedy film directed by Hans H. Zerlett and starring Arthur Schroder, Rose Vollborn, and Hansjoachim Büttner. Following the death of the ruler of a German principality in the nineteenth century, intrigue breaks out in the struggle to succeed him. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Kurt Dürnhöfer and Otto Moldenhauer. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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