The Empress's Favourite

The Empress's Favourite
Directed by	Werner Hochbaum
Written by	Charles Amberg Hans Martin Cremer (book) Werner Hochbaum Hans Fritz Köllner (book) Walter von Hollander
Produced by	Alberto Giacalone
Starring	Olga Chekhova Anton Pointner Heinz von Cleve
Cinematography	Oskar Schnirch
Edited by	Walter Wischniewsky
Music by	Anton Profes
Production company	Itala Film
Release date	12 March 1936 (1936-03-12)
Country	Germany
Language	German

The Empress's Favourite (German: Der Favorit der Kaiserin) is a 1936 German historical comedy film directed by Werner Hochbaum and starring Olga Chekhova, Anton Pointner and Heinz von Cleve. It was shot at the Johannisthal Studios in Berlin. The film's sets were designed by Emil Hasler and Arthur Schwarz. The film is set in Russia during the reign of Empress Elizabeth.

Main cast

• Olga Chekhova as Elisabeth Kaiserin von Russland
• Anton Pointner as Fürst Ivan Potozky
• Heinz von Cleve as Prinz von Gottorp Vetter der Zarin
• Carl Esmond as Fähnrich Alexander Tomsky
• Walter Steinbeck as Graf Kurganoff
• Trude Marlen as Irina, seine Tochter, Hofdame
• Ilse Trautschold as Sophie ihr Kammermädchen
• Peter Erkelenz as Oberst Runitsch
• Erik Ode as Fähnrich Alexander Platow
• Adele Sandrock as Fürstin Dolgorucky
• Hans Adalbert Schlettow as Baron Axhausen
• Ada Tschechowa as Hofdame Romoff
• Edith Meinhard as Hofdame Wolkow
• Willy Kaiser-Heyl as Zeremonienmeister
• Wolf Harro as Fähnrich Alexander Schuwaloff
• Kurt Hinz as Fähnrich Alexander Repnin
• Carl Walther Meyer as Fähnrich Alexander Bonin

Bibliography

• Beevor, Antony (2014). The Mystery of Olga Chekhova. New York: Penguin Books. ISBN 978-1-101-17505-7.
• Klaus, Ulrich J. Deutsche Tonfilme: Jahrgang 1936. Klaus-Archiv, 1988.

External links

• The Empress's Favourite at IMDb