Gordian the Tyrant

Gordian the Tyrant
Directed by	Fred Sauer
Written by	Rudolf Greinz (novel) Reinhold Meißner Werner P. Zibaso
Produced by	Hans Conradi
Starring	Weiß Ferdl Paul Richter Michael von Newlinsky
Cinematography	Ewald Daub
Edited by	Alexandra Anatra
Music by	Viktor Corzilius
Production companies	Westeuropäische Film Neue Deutsch Lichtspiel-Syndikat
Distributed by	Tobis Film
Release date	9 April 1937 (1937-04-09)
Running time	100 minutes
Country	Germany
Language	German

Gordian the Tyrant (German: Gordian, der Tyrann) is a 1937 German comedy film directed by Fred Sauer and starring Weiß Ferdl, Paul Richter and Michael von Newlinsky.[1] The film's sets were designed by the art director Karl Böhm and Erich Czerwonski. Location shooting took place around Wasserburg in Bavaria.

Synopsis

A small-town official in pre-Weimar Germany stands in opposition to any progress in the area. Complications arise when his doppelganger, a theatrical impresario, arrives in the area.

Cast

• Weiß Ferdl as Landeshauptmann Gordian von Schwingenbeutel / Theaterdirektor Ferdinand
• Paul Richter as Fürst
• Michael von Newlinsky as Adjutant des Fürsten
• Trude Haefelin as Gordians Nichte Franziska
• Ellen Hille as Gordians Dienstmädchen Vroni
• Fred Doederlein as Assessor Hans von Planck
• Josef Eichheim as Amtsdiener Högl
• Leo Peukert as Sanitätsrat Dr. Sterzinger
• Marlise Ludwig as Resede Silbernagel
• Irene Andor as Wirtin Toni
• Olga Schaub as Kellnerin
• Maria Hofen as Nachbarin
• Hanns Waschatko as Stammgast
• Josef Dischner as Stammgast

References

1. Waldman p.150

Bibliography

• Waldman, Harry. Nazi Films in America, 1933-1942. McFarland, 2008.

External links

• Gordian the Tyrant at IMDb