The Czar's Courier (1936)
1h 26m
Running Time
February 7, 1936Release Date
The Czar's Courier (1936)
1h 26m
Running Time
February 7, 1936Release Date
Plot.
A Czarist courier has to get across the Siberia frontier, threatened by Tartar invaders and a treacherous Russian helping them. Strogoff encounters several colorful characters along the way. German language version of the French film Michel Strogoff, adapting the novel by Jules Verne.
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Cast & Crew.

Anton Walbrook
Michael Strogoff

Lucie Höflich
Marfa Strogoff, seine Müller

Maria Andergast
Nadja

Alexander Golling
Iwan Ogareff

Hilde Hildebrand
Zangara

Kurt Vespermann
Jolivet, französischer Journalist

Theo Lingen
Blount, englischer Journalist

Olga Schaub
Mascha, eine junge Zigeunerin

Hans Zesch-Ballot
Der Zar

Herbert Hübner
Grossfürst Fedor

Bernhard Goetzke
Emir Feofar

Walter von Allwörden
Russischer Offizier

Ernst Behmer
Zugschaffner

Jens von Hagen
Zaristischer Offizier

Heinz Wemper
Wassili

Walter Brückner
Postmeister

Max Rosenhauer
Wachoffizier im Zug

Richard Eichberg
Director / Producer

Hans Kyser
Writer

Jules Verne
Novel

Ewald Daub
Director of Photography

A.O. Weitzenberg
Director of Photography

Joseph N. Ermolieff
Producer

Pierre O'Connell
Producer

Hans Sommer
Music

Roger von Norman
Editor

Artur Malkowsky

Werner Pledath

Else Reval

Yuon Ling Tschang

Erich Thormann

Wolfgang von Schwindt

Arthur Grosse

Josef Reithofer
Media.


Details.
Release DateFebruary 7, 1936
Original NameDer Kurier des Zaren
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 26m
Filming LocationsBerlin, Germany · Kingdom of Bulgaria
Genres
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Wiki.
The Czar's Courier (German: Der Kurier des Zaren) is a 1936 German historical drama film directed by Richard Eichberg and starring Anton Walbrook, Lucie Höflich, and Maria Andergast. It is an adaptation of Jules Verne's 1876 novel Michael Strogoff.
It was shot at the Johannisthal Studios in Berlin and on location in Bulgaria. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Willi Herrmann and Alfred Bütow. A separate French-language version, Michel Strogoff, was also produced.
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