''Turandot, Princess of China'' (French: ''Turandot, princesse de Chine'') is a 1935

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directed by

Gerhard Lamprecht Gerhard Lamprecht (6 October 1897 – 4 May 1974) was a German film director, screenwriter and film historian. He directed 63 films between 1920 and 1958. He also wrote for 26 films between 1918 and 1958. Life and career Lamprecht was fasci ...

and

Serge Véber Serge Véber (1897–1976) was a French screenwriter and film director.Capua p.126 He also worked as a lyricist for operettas and was involved with many hit songs. Selected filmography * ''A Son from America (1932 film), A Son from America'' (1932 ...

and starring

Käthe von Nagy Ekaterina Nagy von Cziser, better known by her stage name Käthe von Nagy (4 April 1904 – 20 December 1973), was a Hungarian actress, model, dancer, and singer who worked in the German and French cinema. Early life and education Käthe von Nag ...

Pierre Blanchar Pierre Blanchar (30 June 1892 – 21 November 1963) was a French actor. He appeared in more than 50 films between 1922 and 1961. Blanchar was married to actress Marthe Vinot, with whom he had a daughter, actress Dominique Blanchar. He playe ...

and

Marcel Dalio Marcel Dalio (born Marcel Benoit Blauschild; 23 November 1899 in Paris – 18 November 1983) was a French movie actor. He had major roles in two films directed by Jean Renoir, ''La Grande Illusion'' (1937) and ''The Rules of the Game'' (1939). ...

. It is the

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version of the German film '' Princess Turandot''. Such

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s were common during the first decade of

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. The film's sets were designed by the

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Robert Herlth Robert Herlth (2 May 1893 – 6 January 1962) was a German art director. He was one of the leading designers of German film sets during the 1920s and 1930s.Reimer & Reimer p.146 Filmography * ''Masks'' (1920) * '' Island of the Dead'' (1921) * ' ...

and

Walter Röhrig Walter Röhrig (13 April 1897 – 1945) was a German art director.Stephens p.163 Selected filmography * '' The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari'' (1920) * ''Masks'' (1920) * ''Parisian Women'' (1921) * '' Island of the Dead'' (1921) * ''Miss Julie'' (192 ...

Cast

as Turandot *

as Kalaf, the bird-dealer *

as Hippolyte * Sinoël as The Emperor *

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as Prince of Samarkand *

Monette Dinay Monette Dinay (1906–1986) was a French film actress.Crisp p.45 Partial filmography * ''Black and White'' (1931) - Joséphine * ''L'agence O-Kay'' (1932) - Simone * ''Ce cochon de Morin'' (1932) * ''Un beau jour de noces'' (1932) - Marinette D ...

as Mian-Li *

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as The Empress *

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aas the fruit dealer *

André Berley André Berley (13 January 1890 – 26 November 1936) was a French actor. Berley was born André Edmond Obrecht in the 6th arrondissement of Paris. Selected filmography * ''The Passion of Joan of Arc'' (1928) * '' Olimpia'' (1930) * '' The ...

as the judge *

Julien Carette Julien Henri Carette (23 December 1897 – 20 July 1966) was a French film actor. He appeared in more than 120 films between 1931 and 1964. Selected filmography * '' American Love'' (1931) * ''George and Georgette'' (1934) * ''My Heart Is ...

*Edouard Hamel *

Katia Lova Katia Lova (1914–1994) was a Bulgarian-born French film actress.Goble p.480 Half-Bulgarian and half-Swiss, she settled in France in the early 1920s. Selected filmography * ''Aces of the Turf'' (1932) * ''Night in May'' (1934) * ''Turandot, Prin ...

Philippe Richard Philippe Richard (24 June 1891 – 24 December 1973) was a French film and theater actor. Richard was born in Saint-Étienne and began his film career in the early 1920s in silent film. In 1948 he starred in the film '' The Lame Devil'' under S ...

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* 1935 comedy films German comedy films Films of Nazi Germany Films based on works by Friedrich Schiller Films directed by Gerhard Lamprecht Films directed by Serge Véber German multilingual films Films with screenplays by Thea von Harbou UFA GmbH films German black-and-white films 1935 multilingual films 1930s French-language films Films based on works by Carlo Gozzi Works based on Turandot (Gozzi) 1930s German films {{1930s-Germany-film-stub