---
title: 'King in Shadow (1957)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Harald Braun'
released: '1957-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 106
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'Germany'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/king-in-shadow-1957'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0050504/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# King in Shadow (1957)

1957 · 106 min · Drama · Germany

Original title: Herrscher ohne Krone

## Synopsis

King in Shadow is a 1957 Western German historical drama film directed by Harald Braun and starring O. W. Fischer, Odile Versois and Horst Buchholz. It was shot at the Bavaria Studios in Munich and on location in Hesse and Copenhagen. The film's sets were designed by the art director Walter Haag. The story had previously been portrayed in the 1935 British film The Dictator.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Harald Braun](https://cinepixo.com/people/harald-braun)
- **Screenplay:** [Robert Neumann](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-neumann), [Gerhard Menzel](https://cinepixo.com/people/gerhard-menzel), [Odo Krohmann](https://cinepixo.com/people/odo-krohmann)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Werner Eisbrenner](https://cinepixo.com/people/werner-eisbrenner)
- **Director of Photography:** [Göran Strindberg](https://cinepixo.com/people/goran-strindberg)
- **Editor:** [Hilwa von Boro](https://cinepixo.com/people/hilwa-von-boro)

## Cast

- [Horst Gnekow](https://cinepixo.com/people/horst-gnekow)
- [Ingeborg Schöner](https://cinepixo.com/people/ingeborg-schoner)
- [Gerhard Ritter](https://cinepixo.com/people/gerhard-ritter)
- [Odile Versois](https://cinepixo.com/people/odile-versois)
- [Elisabeth Flickenschildt](https://cinepixo.com/people/elisabeth-flickenschildt)
- [Helmuth Lohner](https://cinepixo.com/people/helmuth-lohner)
- [Günther Hadank](https://cinepixo.com/people/gunther-hadank)
- [Horst Buchholz](https://cinepixo.com/people/horst-buchholz)
- [Heini Göbel](https://cinepixo.com/people/heini-gobel)
- [Siegfried Lowitz](https://cinepixo.com/people/siegfried-lowitz)
- [Fritz Tillmann](https://cinepixo.com/people/fritz-tillmann)
- [Ernst Fritz Fürbringer](https://cinepixo.com/people/ernst-fritz-furbringer)
- [O. W. Fischer](https://cinepixo.com/people/o-w-fischer)

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/king-in-shadow-1957
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