Augustus the Strong (1936)

Original title

August der Starke

Directed by

Stanislaw Wasylewski, Paul Wegener

Genre

biographical film

Country

Germany, Poland

Runtime

1h 48m

Rating

10.0 of 10 from 1 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This film tells the story of Augustus the Strong, an 18th century ruler of Saxony and Poland. It shows his life, his reign, and his ambitions as a monarch.

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What happens

Augustus the Strong (German: August der Starke) is a 1936 German-Polish biographical film directed by Paul Wegener and starring Michael Bohnen, Lil Dagover, and Marieluise Claudius. The film depicts the life of Augustus the Strong, the Eighteenth Century ruler of Saxony and Poland. It was partly shot at the Grunewald Studios in Berlin. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Karl Machus and Ludwig Reiber. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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