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Finances of the Grand Duke

Original title: Die Finanzen des Großherzogs
  • 19241924
  • Not RatedNot Rated
  • 1h 20m
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Alfred Abel, Mady Christians, and Harry Liedtke in Finances of the Grand Duke (1924)
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The likeable and carefree Grand Duke of Abacco is in dire straits. There is no money left to service the State's debt; the main creditor is looking forward to expropriating the entire Duchy.... Read allThe likeable and carefree Grand Duke of Abacco is in dire straits. There is no money left to service the State's debt; the main creditor is looking forward to expropriating the entire Duchy. The marriage with Olga, Grand Duchess of Russia, would solve everything, but a crucial le... Read allThe likeable and carefree Grand Duke of Abacco is in dire straits. There is no money left to service the State's debt; the main creditor is looking forward to expropriating the entire Duchy. The marriage with Olga, Grand Duchess of Russia, would solve everything, but a crucial letter of hers about the engagement has been stolen. Besides, a bunch of revolutionaries and... Read all
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    • F.W. Murnau
    • Frank Heller(novel)
    • Fritz Wendhausen(uncredited)
    • Thea von Harbou
  • Stars
    • Harry Liedtke
    • Mady Christians
    • Robert Scholtz
    • F.W. Murnau
    • Frank Heller(novel)
    • Fritz Wendhausen(uncredited)
    • Thea von Harbou
  • Stars
    • Harry Liedtke
    • Mady Christians
    • Robert Scholtz
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    • 8User reviews
    • 18Critic reviews
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    Mady Christians and Harry Liedtke in Finances of the Grand Duke (1924)
    Mady Christians and Harry Liedtke in Finances of the Grand Duke (1924)
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    Harry Liedtke
    Harry Liedtke
    • Don Ramon XXII - Großherzog von Abacco
    Mady Christians
    Mady Christians
    • Großfürstin Olga von Rußland
    Robert Scholtz
    • Bruder der Großfürstin
    Alfred Abel
    Alfred Abel
    • Philipp Collins
    Adolphe Engers
    Adolphe Engers
    • Don Esteban Paqueno
    Hermann Vallentin
    Hermann Vallentin
    • Herr Bekker
    Julius Falkenstein
    Julius Falkenstein
    • Ernst Isaacs
    Guido Herzfeld
    • Markowitz,ein Wucherer
    Ilka Grüning
    Ilka Grüning
    • Augustine,die Köchin
    Walter Rilla
    Walter Rilla
    • Luis Hernandez
    Hans Hermann Schaufuß
    Hans Hermann Schaufuß
    • Der bucklige Verschwörer
    • (as Hans Hermann-Schaufuß)
    Georg August Koch
    • Der gefährliche verschwörer
    Max Schreck
    Max Schreck
    • Der unheimliche verschwörer
    Balthasar von Campenhausen
    • Adjutant
    Hugo Block
    • Joaquino
      • F.W. Murnau
      • Frank Heller(novel)
      • Fritz Wendhausen(uncredited)
      • Thea von Harbou
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    Cinematographer Freund's Camerawork Breathtaking
    In F. W. Murnau's prior movie just before "The Last Laugh," the director exhibited the opposite restraint in his narrative by producing his only comedy, January 1924's "The Grand Duke's Finances." The story consists of a duke, leader of a small European country, who's in dire financial straights. His proliferate ways are creating for his tiny kingdom a situation where his main creditor is on the verge of kicking him out and taking control of the country. A marriage to a rich Russian grand duchess could solve the duke's debt crises. But revolutionaries and the creditor attempt to thwart the union, cascading the movie into a series of chases and conspiracies.

    The script, written by Fritz Lang's wife, Thea von Harbou, and filmed by Karl Freund, was shot on location on the Adriatic coast as well as at the UFA Tempelhof Studios. "The Grand Duke's Finances" is a compilation of serial episodes and contains, unusual for Murnau, a series of bizarre gags and a cliffhanger of an ending.

    Cinematographer Freund, whose career in film went back to 1916, later teamed up with Fritz Lang and scriptwriter von Harbou to produce the 1927 'Metropolis' before moving to America, where he shot 1931's 'Dracula.' He earned an Oscar for his cinematography in 1937's 'The Good Earth.' Freund's credited in designing flat lighting in the 1950s 'I Love Lucy' television series, allowing for the revolutionary three-camera studio setup that prevails in today's sitcom productions.
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      • April 13, 1924 (Finland)
      • Germany
      • German
      • Swedish
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      • Island Rab, Croatia
    • Production company
      • Universum Film (UFA)
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    • 1 hour 20 minutes
      • Silent

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