''His Majesty's Lieutenant'' (German: ''Der Leutnant Ihrer Majestät'') is a 1929

German German(s) may refer to: * Germany (of or related to) **Germania (historical use) * Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language ** For citizens of Germany, see also German nationality law **Ger ...

silent

romance film Romance films or movies involve romantic love stories recorded in visual media for broadcast in theatres or on television that focus on passion, emotion, and the affectionate romantic involvement of the main characters. Typically their journey ...

directed by

Jacob Fleck Jacob Fleck (8 November 1881 in Vienna as Jacob Julius Fleck – 19 September 1953, also in Vienna) was an Austrian film director, screenwriter, film producer and cameraman. He is noted for his long-standing professional partnership with his wife ...

and

Luise Fleck Luise Fleck, also known as Luise Kolm or Luise Kolm-Fleck, née Louise or Luise Veltée (1 August 1873–15 March 1950), was an Austrian film director, and has been considered the second ever female feature film director in the world, after A ...

Prawer p.85 and starring

Iván Petrovich Iván Petrovich ( sr, Иван Петровић, Ivan Petrović; 1 January 1894 – 18 October 1962) was a Serbian film actor and singer. He was the first actor from Yugoslavia to have a successful international movie career. Petrovich mainly w ...

Agnes Esterhazy Agnes or Agness may refer to: People *Agnes (name), the given name, and a list of people named Agnes or Agness * Wilfrid Marcel Agnès (1920–2008), Canadian diplomat Places *Agnes, Georgia, United States, a ghost town * Agnes, Missouri, United ...

and

Georg Alexander Georg Alexander (born Werner Ludwig Georg Lüddeckens; 3 April 1888 – 30 October 1945) was a German film actor who was a prolific presence in German cinema. He also directed a number of films during the silent era. Personal life He was married ...

. It was shot at the

Staaken Studios Staaken Studios was a film studio located in Staaken on the outskirts of the German capital Berlin. A large former zeppelin hangar, it was converted to film use following the First World War and operated during the Weimar Republic. In July 1923 it ...

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Cast

as Graf Georg Michailowitsch *

as Kaiserin *

as Kammerherr Graf Alexandroff *

Lilian Ellis Lilian Ellis (25 May 1907 – 21 February 1951) was a Danish actress. She was born as Ellis Stampe Bendix. Selected filmography * ''Strauss Is Playing Today'' (1928) * '' Lieutenant of His Majesty'' (1929) * '' Wiener Herzen'' (1930) * '' 1000 Wo ...

as 3. Hofdame, Komtesse Olga von Bursanow *

Ferdinand Hart Ferdinand Hart (28 October 1893 in Písek – 12 January 1937 in Prague) was a film actor from Czechoslovakia. Selected filmography * '' The Hungarian Princess'' (1923) * '' The Queen of the Baths'' (1926) * ''You Walk So Softly'' (1928) * '' Und ...

as Kaiser *

Mary Kid Mary Kid (born Marie Anna Albertine Keul; 8 August 1901 – 29 October 1988) was a German actress. She appeared in more than forty films during the Weimar Republic, but her career came to an end in the early sound era. Selected filmography * '' H ...

as 2. Hofdame, Gräfin Xenia Baranowskaja *

Alexander Murski Alexander Alexandrovich Murski (Russian: Александр Александрович Мурский) (1 November 1869 – April 1943) was a Saint Petersburg, Russian-born German actor. Murski died in 1943 in Toulouse, Midi-Pyrénées, Fran ...

as Oberhofmeister Graf von Bursanow *

Lya Christy Lya may refer to: * LYA (airport), an airport serves Luoyang, China * Lya (DC Comics), a fictional character * Lya (given name), a feminine given name * Lyman-alpha line The Lyman-alpha line, typically denoted by Ly-α, is a spectral line of h ...

as 1. Hofdame, Fürstin Louboff Wolgoff

References

Bibliography

*Prawer, S.S. ''Between Two Worlds: The Jewish Presence in German and Austrian Film, 1910–1933''. Berghahn Books, 2005.

External links

* 1929 films Films of the Weimar Republic 1929 romance films German silent feature films German romance films Films directed by Jacob Fleck Films directed by Luise Fleck German black-and-white films 1920s German films Films shot at Staaken Studios {{1920s-romance-film-stub