King of Hearts (1947 film)

King of Hearts
Directed by	Helmut Weiss
Written by	Helmut Weiss (play)
Produced by	Artur Brauner Günter Regenberg
Starring	Hans Nielsen Aribert Wäscher Sonja Ziemann
Cinematography	Robert Baberske
Edited by	Walter Wischniewsky
Music by	Gerhard Winkler
Production company	CCC Film
Distributed by	Internationale Filmallianz Lloyd-Filmverleih DEFA (Soviet zone)
Release date	25 August 1947 (1947-08-25)
Running time	88 minutes
Country	Allied-occupied Germany
Language	German

King of Hearts (German: Herzkönig) is a 1947 German comedy film directed by Helmut Weiss and starring Hans Nielsen, Aribert Wäscher, and Sonja Ziemann. The film was the first production of Artur Brauner's CCC Films, which would develop into a leading company in West German cinema. It was made at the Tempelhof Studios in Berlin. The film's sets were designed by the art director Ernst H. Albrecht. In the Soviet Zone of Germany, it was released by the state-owned company DEFA.

Synopsis

King Michael XXXVII has a doppelganger, Peter Petroni, who often makes sly comments about the monarchy. In his role as sovereign, Michael bans the writings of Petroni. However, when the monarch gets drunk and misses his wedding date, one of his officials gets his lookalike Petroni to take his place.

Cast

• Hans Nielsen as King Michael XXXVII / Peter Petroni
• Lisa Lesco as Königin
• Aribert Wäscher as Papupowitsch
• Wilhelm Bendow as Pupopawitsch
• Sonja Ziemann as Bianca
• Georg Thomalla as Leutnant
• Hannelore Bollmann as Juliane
• Undine von Medvey as Bellina
• Walter Bechmann as Istraki
• Walter Werner as Kammerdiener
• Erwin Biegel as Hoffriseur
• Curth Flatow as Musiklehrer
• Maria Oehmen
• Eva Preuß
• Horst Döring
• Adrian Hoven
• Joachim Link
• Kurt Reimann

Bibliography

• Bergfelder, Tim (2005) [2004]. International Adventures: German Popular Cinema and European Co-Productions in the 1960s. New York: Berghahn Books. ISBN 978-1-57181-539-2.

External links

• King of Hearts at IMDb