The Governor (1939)
In an imaginary Scandinavian country, an ambitious radical buys an indebted estate in order to become a member of parliament as a local resident, which he ultimately succeeds in doing. Salvation in the party turmoil comes in the form of a military dictatorship under the determined Governor General Werkonen. The new member of parliament arranges for an assassination attempt on the general. However, the general is only slightly injured in the attack. The hired assassin now feels betrayed by his client and takes revenge by murdering him...
- Released
- 1939-04-22
- Genres
- Drama
- Runtime
- 99 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Viktor Tourjansky, Emil Burri, Peter Francke
- TMDB rating
- 6.7/10 from 3 votes
Cast
- Brigitte Horney as Maria
- Willy Birgel as General Werkonen
- Hannelore Schroth as Ebba
- Ernst von Klipstein as Leutnant Robert Runeberg
- Lotte Spira as Frau Runeberg
- Albert Florath as Oberst Perkaulen
- Karl Meixner as Diener bei Dr. Erko
- Rolf Weih as Leutnant Kalminen
- Valy Arnheim as Diener bei General Werkonen
- Georg A. Profé as Offizier
- Walter Schramm-Dunker as Gast
- Walter Franck as Dr. Erko