''Louise, Queen of Prussia'' (german: Luise, Königin von Preußen) is a 1931 German historical

drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super ...

directed by Carl Froelich and starring Henny Porten,

Gustaf Gründgens Gustaf Gründgens (; 22 December 1899 – 7 October 1963), born Gustav Heinrich Arnold Gründgens, was one of Germany's most famous and influential actors of the 20th century, and artistic director of theatres in Berlin, Düsseldorf, and Hamburg ...

, and

Ekkehard Arendt Ekkehard Arendt (10 June 1892 – 10 May 1954) was an Austrian stage and film actor. Arendt served in the Austrian Army during the First World War, before moving to Germany to work in the theatre and film industry. He played the role of Handel Van ...

. The film's art director was

Franz Schroedter Franz Schroedter (9 May 1897 – 14 November 1968) was a German art director.Giesen p.212 Selected filmography * '' The Black Count'' (1920) * '' The Dance of Love and Happiness'' (1921) * '' The New Paradise'' (1921) * '' The Queen of Whitechap ...

. It depicts the life of Louise of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (1776–1810), the wife of Frederick William III of Prussia. It forms part of the

Prussian film Prussian films were a cycle of historical films made in Germany during the Weimar (1918–1933) and Nazi (1933–1945) eras noted for their general glorification of Prussian history and its military. The films are set during the eighteenth and ni ...

genre. The film was produced by Porten's own production company, founded during the silent era when she was a dominant German star. The failure of the film led to the financial ruin of Porten's production company, and she appeared in far fewer films after this point.

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''Luise, Königin von Preußen''
Full movie at the Deutsche Filmothek 1931 films Films of the Weimar Republic German historical drama films German black-and-white films 1930s historical drama films 1930s German-language films Films directed by Carl Froelich Biographical films about German royalty Prussian films Films set in the 1790s Films set in the 1800s Films set in the 1810s Films set in Berlin Films based on Austrian novels Louise of Mecklenburg-Strelitz 1931 drama films Films set in the Kingdom of Prussia 1930s German films {{1930s-Germany-film-stub