The Czar's Courier

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.^[1]

The Czar's Courier
German film poster
German	Der Kurier des Zaren
Directed by	Richard Eichberg
Written by	Jules Verne (novel) Hans Kyser
Produced by	Richard Eichberg Joseph N. Ermolieff Pierre O'Connell
Starring	Anton Walbrook Lucie Höflich Maria Andergast
Cinematography	Ewald Daub A. O. Weitzenberg
Edited by	Roger von Norman
Music by	Hans Sommer
Production companies	Ermolieff Films Richard Eichberg-Film
Distributed by	Tobis Film Sascha Film (Austria)
Release date	7 February 1936 (1936-02-07)
Country	Germany
Language	German

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.

Cast

• Anton Walbrook as Lt. Michael Strogoff
• Lucie Höflich as Marfa Strogoff, Michael's mother
• Maria Andergast as Nadja
• Alexander Golling as Iwan Ogareff
• Hilde Hildebrand as Zangara, Ogareff's mistress
• Kurt Vespermann as Alcide Jolivet, French journalist
• Theo Lingen as Harry Blount, British journalist
• Olga Schaub as Mascha, a young gypsy
• Hans Zesch-Ballot as The Czar
• Herbert Hübner as Grand Duke Fedor
• Bernhard Goetzke as Emir Feofar
• Heinz Wemper as Wassili
• Walter Brückner as postmaster
• Else Eismann as old gypsy
• Walter Albrecht as Tartar officer
• Max Rosenhauer as Officer in the train
• Walter von Allwoerden as Russian officer
• Ernst Behmer as Train conductor
• Jens von Hagen as Czarist officer

See also

• The Soldier and the Lady (1937)