''A Prussian Love Story'' (german: Preußische Liebesgeschichte) is a 1938
German
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historical
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romance film
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directed by
Paul Martin
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The son o ...
and starring
Karl Günther
Karl Günther (25 November 1885 – 27 June 1951) was an Austrian film actor.
Selected filmography
* '' The Masked Ones'' (1920)
* ''The Riddle of the Sphinx'' (1921)
* ''The Adventuress of Monte Carlo'' (1921)
* ''The Call of Destiny'' (1922)
* ' ...
,
Hans Nielsen, and
Willy Fritsch
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He was born Wilhelm Egon Fritz Fritsch, the only s ...
. The film depicts the love affair between
William I
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and
Elisa Radziwill
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. In the
Third Reich
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the film was banned right after completion because the love affair of
Joseph Goebbels
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and the actress
Lída Baarová
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Biography Life and career
Born in Prague, Baarová ...
had become public—it was first shown in 1950.
It was shot at the
Babelsberg Studios
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of
UFA
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in
Berlin
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.
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1938 films
1930s historical romance films
German historical romance films
1930s German-language films
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Films directed by Paul Martin
Films set in the 1820s
Films set in Prussia
Biographical films about German royalty
UFA GmbH films
German black-and-white films
Love stories
Films set in the Kingdom of Prussia
1930s German films
1950s German films
William I, German Emperor
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