The Dictator
The film depicts a dramatic episode in Danish history: the tumultous relationship between King Christian VII of Denmark and his English consort Caroline Matilda in Eighteenth century Copenhagen and the Queen's tragic affair with the royal physician and liberal reformer Johann Friedrich Struensee.
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Top Cast
Clive Brook
Dr. Struensee
Madeleine Carroll
Queen Caroline Matilde of Danmark
Emlyn Williams
King Christian VII of Danmark
Helen Haye
Queen Mother Juliana
Frank Cellier
Sir Murray Keith
Isabel Jeans
Von Eyben
Alfred Drayton
Count Brandt
Nicholas Hannen
Prime Minister Guldberg of Denmark
Ruby Miller
Madame Hilda
Heather Thatcher
Lady of the Court
James Carew
Mitchelson-Hill
Romilly Lunge
Hilda Campbell-Russell
Lady of the Court (uncredited)
Fryda Gagne
Minor Role (uncredited)
Sally Gray
Minor Role (uncredited)
Norma Whalley
Minor Role (uncredited)
Gibb McLaughlin
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