''The Empress's Favourite'' () is a 1936 German

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directed by

Werner Hochbaum Werner Hochbaum (7 March 1899, Kiel – 15 April 1946) was a German screenwriter, film producer and film director, director. Selected filmography * ''Brothers (1929 film), Brothers'' (1929) * ''Raid in St. Pauli'' (1932) * ''Tugboat M 17'' (1933) ...

and starring

Olga Chekhova Olga Konstantinovna Chekhova (; ; 14 April 1897 – 9 March 1980), known in Germany as Olga Tschechowa, was a Russian-German actress. Her film roles include the female lead in Alfred Hitchcock's '' Mary'' (1931). Biography Olga Konstantinov ...

Anton Pointner Anton Pointner (8 December 1894 in Salzburg – 8 September 1949 in Hintersee) was an Austrian stage and film actor. Pointner's career began on the stages of Austria and he performed in both silent and sound films in his native Austria, as w ...

and Heinz von Cleve.Beevor It was shot at the Johannisthal Studios in

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. The film's sets were designed by

Emil Hasler Emil Hasler (8 November 1901 – 15 January 1986) was a German art director who worked on more than a hundred films during his career. These included a number of Weimar classics such as '' Diary of a Lost Girl, M'' and ''The Blue Angel''.Prawer ...

and Arthur Schwarz. The film is set in

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during the reign of Empress Elizabeth.

Main cast

References

Bibliography

* * Klaus, Ulrich J. ''Deutsche Tonfilme: Jahrgang 1936''. Klaus-Archiv, 1988.

External links

* 1936 films 1930s historical comedy films Films of Nazi Germany German historical comedy films 1930s German-language films Films directed by Werner Hochbaum Films set in Russia Films set in the 18th century German black-and-white films 1936 comedy films 1930s German films Films shot at Johannisthal Studios German-language historical comedy films {{1930s-Germany-comedy-film-stub