Harry Liedtke
Don Roman XX
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Finances of the Grand Duke: Directed by F.W. Murnau. With Harry Liedtke, Mady Christians, Robert Scholtz, Alfred Abel. 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.
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- Comedy
- F.W. Murnau
- 1924-04-13
A benevolent dictator tries to preserve his small nation by wooing a Russian princess and evading a band of demonic conspirators.
- Comedy
- Harry Liedtke
- F.W. Murnau
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The Grand Duke's Finances ( German: Die Finanzen des Großherzogs) is a 1924 silent German comedy film directed by F. W. Murnau. [1] Plot. The Grand Duke of Abacco is heir to a small and heavily indebted Mediterranean island. The Grand Duke is trying to hide from usurer Marcowitz who demands debt repayment.
Mar 17, 2009 · Film. Review: The Finances of the Grand Duke. The film is of interest mainly for its peculiar combination of immaculate form and clumsy content. by Fernando F. Croce. March 17, 2009. In her book on pioneering German maestro F.W. Murnau, Lotte Eisner declared that no Teutonic filmmaker could display the light spirit necessary for classic comedy.
Synopsis by Nicole Gagne. Director F.W. Murnau and scriptwriter Thea von Harbou both took a change of pace from their usual dramas with this satiric farce about Grand Duke Don Ramon XX (Harry Liedtke), whose idyllic country is threatened by revolution.
Olga and the Grand Duke not knowing who each other are strike up a friendship en route. Marcowitz at the same time cons his way aboard a military ship chartered by Crown Prince Nikolai and heads foe Abacco as well. When they all arrive, Bekker captures the Grand Duke and plans to hang him but.....
