Liselotte of the Palatinate (1966 film)

Liselotte of the Palatinate
Directed by	Kurt Hoffmann
Written by	Eberhard Keindorff Johanna Sibelius
Produced by	Heinz Angermeyer
Starring	Heidelinde Weis Harald Leipnitz Karin Hübner
Cinematography	Richard Angst
Edited by	Claus von Boro
Music by	Franz Grothe
Production company	Independent Film
Distributed by	Constantin Film
Release date	7 October 1966 (1966-10-07)
Running time	99 minutes
Country	West Germany
Language	German

Liselotte of the Palatinate (German: Liselotte von der Pfalz) is a 1966 West German historical comedy film directed by Kurt Hoffmann and starring Heidelinde Weis, Harald Leipnitz and Karin Hübner. It portrays the marriage of the German princess Liselotte of the Palatinate to Philippe I, Duc d'Orléans the brother of Louis XIV and her adventures at the French court.

An earlier film about her life starring Renate Müller was released in 1935.

It was shot at the Spandau Studios in Berlin, Charlottenburg Palace and on location in Munich and Czechoslovakia. The film's sets were designed by the art director Otto Pischinger.

Cast

• Heidelinde Weis as Liselotte von der Pfalz
• Harald Leipnitz as Herzog von Orléans
• Karin Hübner as Prinzessin Palatine
• Hans Caninenberg as König Ludwig XIV
• Robert Dietl as Lorraine
• Gunnar Möller as Herzog von Kurland
• Erwin Linder as Kurfürst Karl Ludwig von der Pfalz
• Joachim Teege as Abbé
• Else Quecke as Frau von Bienenfeld
• Karla Chadimová as Paulete
• Friedrich von Thun as Rudo
• Andreas Blum as Beauvais
• Gisela Fackeldey
• Daniela Smutná as Madame Montespan
• Anton Smida as Louvois
• Herbert Fux as Lorraines Diener

Bibliography

• Bock, Hans-Michael; Bergfelder, Tim, eds. (2009). The Concise Cinegraph: Encyclopaedia of German Cinema. New York: Berghahn Books. ISBN 978-1-57181-655-9.

External links

• Liselotte of the Palatinate at IMDb