Underplayed Gems

His Late Excellency (1935)

His Late Excellency poster
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
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How it feels

In a small German state in the 1800s, the ruler dies. Different people scheme and compete to take his place.

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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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