König der Schauspieler (1955)
Die Chronik einer amerikanischen Theaterfamilie. Im Mittelpunkt steht die Lebensgeschichte von Edwin Booth, einem bedeutenden Shakespeare-Darsteller des 19. Jahrhunderts, dessen Bruder Präsident Abraham Lincoln ermordete.
Der Regisseur: Philip Dunne
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Richard Burton as Edwin Booth |
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Maggie McNamara as Mary Devlin Booth |
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John Derek as John Wilkes Booth |
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Raymond Massey as Junius Brutus Booth |
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Charles Bickford as Dave Prescott |
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Elizabeth Sellars as Asia Booth |
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Eleanor Audley as Mrs. Montchesington |
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Ian Keith as Ghost of Hamlet's father in "Hamlet" |
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Eva Le Gallienne as Gertrude in "Hamlet" |
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Christopher Cook as Edwin Booth at 10 |
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Mae Marsh as Witch in 'Macbeth' (uncredited) |
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Burt Mustin as Miner (uncredited) |
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Sarah Padden as Mary Todd Lincoln (uncredited) |
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Richard Deacon as Theatre Manager |
| Production | Philip Dunne | Producer |
| Writing | Moss Hart | Writer |
| Directing | Philip Dunne | Director |
| Writing | Eleanor Ruggles | Novel |
| Sound | Bernard Herrmann | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Frances C. Richardson | Researcher |
