The Grand Duke's Finances (1934 film)

The Grand Duke's Finances
Directed by	Gustaf Gründgens
Written by	Frank Heller (novel) Hans Rameau Gustaf Gründgens
Produced by	Guido Bagier
Starring	Viktor de Kowa Hilde Weissner Heinz Rühmann
Cinematography	Ewald Daub
Edited by	W.L. Bagier Carl Forcht
Music by	Theo Mackeben
Production company	Tofa-Film
Distributed by	Neue Deutsch Lichtspiel-Syndikat Verleih
Release date	10 January 1934 (1934-01-10)
Running time	96 minutes
Country	Germany
Language	German

The Grand Duke's Finances (Template:Lang-de) is a 1934 German comedy film directed by Gustaf Gründgens and starring Viktor de Kowa, Hilde Weissner and Heinz Rühmann. It is a remake of the 1924 silent film of the same name by F. W. Murnau.

The film's sets were designed by the art director Franz Schroedter. Location shooting took place in Madeira and Tenerife.

Cast

• Viktor de Kowa as Großherzog
• Hilde Weissner as Diana
• Paul Henckels as Paqueno
• Heinz Rühmann as Pelotard
• Maria Loja as Conchita
• Hans Stiebner as Luis, ihr Mann
• Fritz Alberti as Großfürst Cyrill
• Theo Lingen as Fürst Potemkin
• Willi Schur as Kapitän Malossol
• Wolfgang von Schwindt as Sergeant Quesada
• Ernst Rotmund as Mircovich
• Vilma Bekendorf as Zofe bei Diana
• Herbert Paulmüller
• Friedrich Honna
• Kurt Hoellger
• Genia Nikolaieva
• Bert Schmidt-Moris as Straßenjunge
• Ossy Kratz-Corell as Korporal in der Leibwache des Großherzogs
• Elisabeth von Ruets

Bibliography

• O'Brien, Mary-Elizabeth (2004). Nazi Cinema as Enchantment: The Politics of Entertainment in the Third Reich. Rochester, NY: Camden House. ISBN 978-1-57113-283-3.

External links

• The Grand Duke's Finances at IMDb