''Queen Draga'' (german: Königin Draga) is a 1920 Austrian
silent film
A silent film is a film with no synchronized recorded sound (or more generally, no audible dialogue). Though silent films convey narrative and emotion visually, various plot elements (such as a setting or era) or key lines of dialogue may, when ...
directed by
Hans Otto and starring
Magda Sonja
Magda Sonja (born Věnceslava Johana Veselá; 23 May 1886 – 20 August 1974) was an Austrian-American actress. She appeared in 42 films between 1917 and 1936, although she is perhaps best known for her portrayal of Mata Hari in '' Mata Hari: Th ...
,
Karl Leiter
Karl Leiter (1890-1957) was an Austrian screenwriter and film director.
Selected filmography
* ''Queen Draga'' (1920)
* ''Pratermizzi'' (1927)
* ''Father Radetzky'' (1929)
* '' The Missing Wife'' (1929)
* ''Das Ferienkind'' (1943)
* '' Ich bitte ...
and
Hans Homma.
It portrays
Draga Mašin
Draginja "Draga" Obrenović ( sr-cyr, Драгиња "Драга" Обреновић; 11 September 1867 – ), formerly Mašin (Машин), was the Queen consort of Serbia as the wife of King Aleksandar Obrenović. She was formerly a lady-in-wai ...
, the wife of
Alexander I of Serbia, who was killed together with her husband in the
May Coup of 1903.
Cast
*
Magda Sonja
Magda Sonja (born Věnceslava Johana Veselá; 23 May 1886 – 20 August 1974) was an Austrian-American actress. She appeared in 42 films between 1917 and 1936, although she is perhaps best known for her portrayal of Mata Hari in '' Mata Hari: Th ...
as
Queen Draga
Queen or QUEEN may refer to:
Monarchy
* Queen regnant, a female monarch of a Kingdom
** List of queens regnant
* Queen consort, the wife of a reigning king
* Queen dowager, the widow of a king
* Queen mother, a queen dowager who is the mother ...
*
Karl Leiter
Karl Leiter (1890-1957) was an Austrian screenwriter and film director.
Selected filmography
* ''Queen Draga'' (1920)
* ''Pratermizzi'' (1927)
* ''Father Radetzky'' (1929)
* '' The Missing Wife'' (1929)
* ''Das Ferienkind'' (1943)
* '' Ich bitte ...
as
King Alexander
*
Hans Homma as Colonel Machin
*
Louis Nerz
Louis Nerz (1866 in Mimoň – 1938 in Vienna) was an Austrian screenwriter and actor. He is also credited as Ludwig Nerz.
Selected filmography
Screenwriter
* ''The Grinning Face'' (1921)
* ''The Venus'' (1922)
* ''The Marquise of Clermont'' (1922 ...
as King Milan
*Maria West
*Emmy Schleinitz
*Anita Muthsam
*Paul Askonas
*Herr Weißhapel
*Heinz Altringen
*Herr Berndt
References
External links
*
1920s biographical films
Austrian biographical films
Films directed by Hans Otto
Austrian silent feature films
Films set in the 19th century
Films set in Serbia
Austrian black-and-white films
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