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His Late Excellency (1927 film)

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His Late Excellency
Swedish poster
Directed by
Written by
Starring
CinematographyWerner Brandes
Production
company
Distributed byParufamet
Release date
  • 16 September 1927 (1927-09-16)
Running time
100 minutes
CountryGermany
Languages

His Late Excellency (German: Die selige Exzellenz) is a 1927 German silent comedy film directed by Adolf E. Licho and Wilhelm Thiele and starring Willy Fritsch, Olga Chekhova, and Ernst Gronau.[1] It was shot at the Tempelhof Studios in Berlin.[2] The film's sets were designed by the art directors Erich Czerwonski and Günther Hentschel.

Synopsis

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When a veteran aristocrat dies there is deep concern about the reported scandalous content of his memoirs, detailing the misdeeds of many of the country's leading citizens. They have come into the possession of Baroness von Windegg who enlists the help of the young Prince Ernst Albrecht to prevent a series of attempted thefts.

Cast

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References

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  1. ^ Bock & Bergfelder, p. 134.
  2. ^ Bock & Töteberg p.162

Bibliography

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  • Bock, Hans-Michael; Bergfelder, Tim, eds. (2009). The Concise Cinegraph: Encyclopaedia of German Cinema. New York: Berghahn Books. ISBN 978-1-57181-655-9.
  • Bock, Hans-Michael & Töteberg, Michael . Das Ufa-Buch. Zweitausendeins, 1992.
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