''The Green Emperor'' (german: Der grüne Kaiser) is a 1939 German crime film directed by Paul Mundorf and starring Gustav Diessl, Carola Höhn and

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. It was inspired by the real-life case of a Belgian

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who had gone missing during a flight across the

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.Waldman p. 59 The film's sets were designed by the art director

Erich Kettelhut Erich Karl Heinrich Kettelhut (1 November 1893 – 13 March 1979) was a German production designer, art director and set decorator. Kettelhut is considered one of the most important artists in the history of early German cinema, mainly for his s ...

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took place in the countryside outside

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during 1938. It premiered in

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in February 1939.

Synopsis

A shady British businessmen frames his

pilot An aircraft pilot or aviator is a person who controls the flight of an aircraft by operating its directional flight controls. Some other aircrew members, such as navigators or flight engineers, are also considered aviators, because they a ...

for his murder. After being released from prison, the pilot attempts to track down his former employer who is still alive.

Cast

* Gustav Diessl as Henry Miller / Hendrik Mylius * Carola Höhn as Joana Martinez *

as Jan Karsten *

Ellen Bang Ellen Bang (16 May 1906 – 8 November 1981) was a German film actress. She appeared in thirty films between 1934 and 1950. Selected filmography * ''Don't Lose Heart, Suzanne!'' (1935) * '' My Friend Barbara'' (1937) * '' The Gambler'' (1938) * ...

as Eva Latour * Aribert Wäscher as Bankier Vandermer *

Hilde Hildebrand Emma Minna Hilde Hildebrand (10 September 1897 – 12 May 1976) was a German actress born in Hanover, Germany on 10 September 1897. She died at the age of 78 in Grunewald, Berlin, on 27 May 1976. Selected filmography * ''Die Scheidungsehe'' ...

as Nora *

Paul Westermeier Paul Westermeier (9 July 1892 – 17 October 1972) was a German film actor. Selected filmography * '' Wedding in the Eccentric Club'' (1917) * '' Agnes Arnau and Her Three Suitors'' (1918) * '' About the Son'' (1921) * '' Memoirs of a Film Act ...

as Hoyens *

Alexander Engel Alexander Engel, birth name: Kurt Engel (4 June 1902 – 25 July 1968) was a German film actor. He appeared in more than 70 films between 1932 and 1968. He was born in Berlin, Germany and died in Saarbrücken, West Germany. He chose the sta ...

as Sekretär Favard *

Albert Hörrmann Albert may refer to: Companies * Albert (supermarket), a supermarket chain in the Czech Republic * Albert Heijn, a supermarket chain in the Netherlands * Albert Market, a street market in The Gambia * Albert Productions, a record label * Albert ...

as Marcel Carraux *

Hans Leibelt Hans Leibelt (11 March 1885 in Leipzig, German Empire – 3 December 1974 in Munich, West Germany) was a German film actor. Selected filmography * ''Heimliche Sünder'' (1926) * '' The False Prince'' (1927) * ''The Man in Search of His Mur ...

as Picard * Hans Halder as Bankiert Jaquine * Otto Matthies as Agent van't Hoff *

Eduard von Winterstein Eduard Clemens Franz Anna Freiherr von Wangenheim (1 August 1871 – 22 July 1961), known as Eduard von Winterstein, was an Austrian-German film actor who appeared in over one hundred fifty German films during the silent and sound eras. He was ...

as Gerichtsvorsitzender im 2. Prozeß * Edwin Jürgensen as Prosecutor in the first trial *

Franz Schafheitlin Franz Schafheitlin (9 August 1895 – 6 February 1980) was a German film actor. He appeared in more than 160 films between 1927 and 1974. He was born in Berlin, Germany and died in Pullach, Germany. Selected filmography * '' The Bordellos ...

as Prosecutor in the second trial * Erwin Biegel as Diener Pieter auf der Fazenda * Ilse Trautschold as Hoysens Sekretärin *

Ingolf Kuntze Ingolf Kuntze (1890–1952) was a German stage and film actor.Giesen p.217 He was active as a character actor, appearing in supporting roles in a number of films during the Nazi era. Selected filmography * '' A Woman Branded'' (1931) * '' And W ...

as Gerichtsvorsitzender im 1. Prozeß *

Siegfried Schürenberg Siegfried Schürenberg (12 January 1900 – 31 August 1993) was a German film actor. He appeared in more than 80 films between 1933 and 1974. He was born in Detmold, Germany and died in Berlin, Germany in 1993, at age 93. Although he never p ...

as Defense lawyer * Bruno Hübner as Geschworener *

Aribert Grimmer Aribert ( it, Ariberto) is a Germanic given name, from ''hari'' ("host") and ''beraht'' ("bright"). It may refer to: * Aribert (archbishop of Milan) * Prince Aribert of Anhalt (1866–1933), regent of Anhalt *Aribert Heim (1914–1992), Austrian Sc ...

as Geschworener *

Walther Süssenguth Walther Süssenguth (February 8, 1900 - April 28, 1964) was a German actor. Filmography External links * 1900 births 1964 deaths People from Schleiz People from the Principality of Reuss-Gera German male film actors 20th-century Germ ...

as Geschworener *

Eric Helgar Eric Helgar (8 February 1910 – 14 June 1992) was a German singer and film actor.Goble p.389 He was married to the actress Lola Müthel. Selected filmography * ''What Women Dream ''What Women Dream'' (german: Was Frauen träumen) is a 1933 G ...

as Singender Arbeiter auf der Fazenda *

Erich Fiedler Erich Fiedler (15 March 1901 – 19 May 1981) was a German film actor. He was the German dubbing voice of Robert Morley. Selected filmography * ''The Escape to Nice'' (1932) * '' Overnight Sensation'' (1932) * '' Marion, That's Not Nice'' (1933 ...

as Reporter

References

Bibliography

External links

* 1939 films 1939 crime films German crime films Films of Nazi Germany 1930s German-language films Films set in South America Films set in London UFA GmbH films German black-and-white films 1930s German films {{1930s-Germany-film-stub